The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-29
THE TOWER OF LONDON.
THE SCENE OFM4NY BLO0Df TRAG-
EDTEsIy THE LONG-AGO.
Description Of The Gruesome but Histori-
cal Castle-BuiIt Fly william the 'o"-
qucror-Erecu'ions Recalled.

toiicaliy enc Of the most interesting Spots
in England originally royal palace
and fortress which probably occupied the
site Of q more ancient roman lo i. -.
ti0n. IL is best known o. state-piiso"'
and PRISON that has held some OF the
noblost as well as the basest ives Oh
English history.
The Tower Is situated on the banks OF
the historic Tharles. 10 was b1"I ~
William the ConqICror. but it los yeen
so greatly changed during the eight eei.
turtles Of its history that he would scarce
ly recognize 10 now. The present shape VI
the ground floor IS that OF an Irregular
pentagon. The visitor enters tie encios-
ure, and proceeds TO the room, wnere
the abdicatlon OF Richard n. took place
Here. and IN the adjoining room Is enc
OF the best collections OF medieval ar
NOR 20 be found In Europe Among the
famous specimens are the suit worn ~
Henry VIII: amor dating from me
reign Of Edward T.; suit worn by Robtrt
Dudley. Earl Of leicester, the favorite OF
| Queen Elizabeth. bearing his Initials and
crest. suit worn by Charles l.. The arinor
] is heavy and mag suggest that the men
OF tho olden TINE We're stronger than
| their modern descendants Here are the
grim heheading-blOCk and executioner's
axe so frequently called in requisit.on IN
| the cruel centuries that have gone. IN
a glass case are a suit OF clothes worn by
| the Duke Of wellington as constable OF
| the tower, and the blood stained blanket
| on which General Wolfe brcathed his
patriotic life away AZ the battle Of que
| bee.
Another place OF interest is the crown
| Jewel room. Here ,s ST. Edwards crown,
/ .t. tflrt Of rrfr
| az an subsequent coronations This was
stolen In 1871 by Colonel Blood and hts
| acc0mplices. who overp0wered the guard;
| but they did not succeed in escaping with
| their prize. Here are the Prince Of Wales
crown. Of pure goll without jewels, and
| 81. Edwards gold star. four and half
| feet long. and Weighing ninety pounds
! There are also costly sceptres. swords
| bracelets. spurs. "a baptsmal font, and
| many other yaluablls. However, the most
/ interesting object IS Queen Victoria's
! crown. made in 1888. II is OF gold. and
! ornamented with 27S3 diamonds. The re-
nowned Kohlnoor diamond belongs 10 this
/ crown. The RlhiuOor is kept az WINDSOR
! Castle, but an exact imitation occupies
| its place IN the crown. The crown jew
| els and regalia are valued az S25,oO0ooo
il seems q pity 20 allow such vast
| treasure 10 remain file simply TO crafty
The vanity Of royalty. when thousands oil
| British subjects haze a hard and cruel
| struggle for existence.
NEVER RETURNED.
! The Tower is entered by four gates
| the Water Gate. the Iron Gate, the Lion 3
| Gate. and the Traitors Cate Elizabeth
was once brought prisoner 10 the Tow
| or. State prisoners were required to go
through the Traitors Gate. II was cur
rent proverb that whoever walked
| through that gate never returned. EIz-
| aheth. accordingly refused TO walk, ana
had TO De carried. This happened during
The reign Of BLOODY Mary. The fro-es-
| tauts made a determined EFFORT 90 place
| Elizabeth on the throne. Elizabeth was
accused Of completely IN the revolt which
| explains her preseHce Ia the Tower Sne
was afterwards pardoned. and gave her
subjects the most brilliant reign I'D an
| their history
The White Tower Is the Oldest part, as
10 is known 10 have been built by VIII
| liam the Conquer0r. On the first hcof
| SIR Walter Raleigh was Imprisoned. and
/ wrote bis History % she W ol.l, "a 81 ofA
| of considerable merit His attempts 10
| rolcn.ze Virginia. though unsuccessful
awakened the interest Of Engiishmen 10
| tta Western world. and he is justly re-
|
| great nation. IN was after the death OF
] Elizabeth. and during the reign Of Jame-
! T.. that Raleigh was sent 10 the Tower on
a charge cf high treason. After long
| rrrfremert t8 was beheaded. When
| about 10 bs Executed. he called for the
axe. and feeling is edge. said. DIS y
sharp medicine but sure cure lot AL
| diseases" Then be calmly laid his head
| on the block. and moved his lips as u ~
| PRAYER. Tie axe did Us bloody work. 6no
/ Tie brilliant leht was exiinsuished
Readers OF English history viii -ecal
that Richard III, 10 make bis pcsit'on OF
| the throne more secure. caused we : 0~.'s
.ros 81 Tdward ". r.ghtfll heirs 20 I'd
Imprisoned. What became OF tlem was
| MYSTERY After Richards DEAN Nt
r.rsd ass-ss.ns confessed that they hac
smothsrcd tho ..tt,e onss while they wer'
.ls.-ing IN each others arms and bufiet
/ frem - The 700, of the staircase. whicI
s- 10 corrob0sation OF their statement
illt- their APARTMENT In the White Tow
,sofkn.sn sent by Charles IL, Ia 1914 q
-s,eir tie Tower fo-nt the remains c
rs5v lane Grey a t.nswoman Of EAz
| atsth was imprisoned 81 re hficA 10"
~ While standing era "a al the win
dow of her narrow cell. SIC saw me exc
! .atlorers OF her husband Triumphant
| hearing his head.ess aoty. Lazy JAM
was executed a few hours later. Mo.l o
tre executions took place On Tower Hlii
Mtue 10 the northwest or ne prison
/ Hrt LADY Jane ard Anne Bcilyn W-i'
executions and were executed within ~
| Tower. Many o. the victims are ouf!e'
D., tie ltte cemetery by the side o.
| .rspel called 81. Peter al Vincula. ~
Thomas More. beheaded In i53J, va
buried within this chapel
Henry VIII promulgated the Act .
s.nreuacy," by which he claimed 10 %
--trrere head Of the Church on earlh
-f~ Thomas would not recognize this sl
oremacF. and his commitment 20 IN
Tower and subsequent exection are Wen
known facts Of history
CARDINAL WOLsEY.
TT. story az Cardinal Wolsey IS reca
81 as one wardeTs through the
Few men SO highly gifted have ever iit.
rra Was a son o. butcher and rose p
the force OF his own genius 10 the his-
esf ros.tlons ia Church and State. Henr
| VII became dispieased because the Car
| firsl was not sufficiently active in secu'
ing for the King e. divorce from ka-f
crime q Araeon. He was arrested q
| vork and hurried toward London. q
,ta vav he was seized with q violent III
ness. and applied for rest and shelter
.he abbey of Leicester. The Tower va
-,tbed OF its victim, FOR he died az tn
abbey. II was there that he uttered thos
memorable words: Had but served GO
as faithfully as I have served my Kin
be would not have given me over IN u
gray hairs
We think OF che whose name we bus
10 sneak. IL stands for all that IS mea
and despicab'e 10 human character. Con
bine the evil qualities or all the men OF 2
orffr. century and they would haral
.o,,.t The wicked traits OF Judge Jeffrle