Tower of London Pics Part 3 for 6th grade

This is a picture of a medieval torture device (this one was not mentioned in the book). It basically kept you from being able to move since it locked your body in one position.

This is what the device acutally looked like.

This is a beheading stump and ax. Notice the groove that is cut out of the wood where the accused would place their neck (remember that the book specifically mentioned the groove in the wood???). They don't know if these are what were used to behead Anne, Salsbury, George, etc. It certainly would have looked something like this though.

This is a picture of the "Tower Green" (mentioned in the book) located inside the walls of the palace where Anne and Salsbury were beheaded. See - it's just a little grassy area where a monument now stands. The names of all who lost their lives there are engraved on the circular glass you see the tourists walking around. Click on the picture to get a closer view.

This is a close-up picture of the monument. You can easily see Anne's name engraved on it since she was beheaded there. If you look below her name, you can see the shadow of the name of Salsbury (Countess of Salsbury). (remember that she was beheaded there as well)

And this is the site where public beheadings took place outside the tower walls. This is the little park I was telling you about. The four plaques that you see in the picture list the names of those who were beheaded there. You can see the very first name on the first plaque is "William". Remember how I told you that the first and last person to be beheaded there had the same name? I can't remember what name I told you in class, but it appears that the names were "William". Click on the picture for a closer view.

This is a replica of what "The Rack" would have looked like. Looks scary to me!!!!


I thought I would share this one with you even though it was not mentioned in the book. This was used as a torture device as well. It was another way to lock your body in one position. This one looks quite uncomfortable!!

More London pictures for 6th English

This is the type of war horse Henry VIII would have had in his military. To the right of the horse is the armor (yes, it's the littler one) his soldiers would've worn. Notice how very different it is from the armor to the left of the horse. Each king designed his own war attire, so armor varied greatly from king to king.

This is the ACTUAL battle armor of Henry VIII made specifically for him. Notice that his horse also had its own armor.

This is a closer picture of the above armor. Notice the initials he had put on his armor ("H" and "A")before he decided he was no longer interested in Anne.

The "walking stick" in the middle belonged to Henry VIII. Click on the picture to get a closer view.

And this, you lucky people, is what the bathrooms looked like. This is an ACTUAL toilet in the Tower. Yes - kings and queens (including Henry VIII, Elizabeth, Mary, Anne, Catherine) all used this toilet!! It's hard to see... they had it blocked off with a glass wall, so this was the best picture I could get. The wooden bench is what they sat on. The bench had a hole in it... You figure out the rest...

This is the view of London from the top of the London Eye. You can see the Parliament building in the bottom left corner which is also where you see Big Ben (the big clock).

Click on the video to hear Big Ben chime. (Look at that sky! You can truly see God's handiwork!)

And just for fun:

This is what happens when you fall asleep on a train and your brother and sister find your camera... Aren't they mean to me????!!!!!

And this is a picture of my sister and me being the dorky tourists that we were.

More to come soon...