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Tower of London

Bonfire Night Guy Fawkes Gunpowder Plot composite (graphic: Mark Hall)

Guy Fawkes’s Gunpowder Plot explained - why we celebrate 5 November

The Beefeaters (Getty Images)
The Beefeaters (Getty Images)

Why are they called Beefeaters? What do they do at Tower of London

A beacon is lit outside Westminster Abbey as part of Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 2012 (Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
A beacon is lit outside Westminster Abbey as part of Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 2012 (Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Thousands of Platinum Jubilee beacons set to be lit around the world

Members of the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery fire a 82-gun double gun salute in Green Park to mark the beginning of the State Visit of US President Donald Trump (Photo: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)
Members of the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery fire a 82-gun double gun salute in Green Park to mark the beginning of the State Visit of US President Donald Trump (Photo: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

What time is the Queen’s gun salute today? Meaning of royal salute

Two new baby ravens born during lockdown at the Tower of London, two of four chicks born in March this year to the Tower's resident breeding pair, Huginn and Muninn (Photo: Historic Royal Palaces/PA Media)
Two new baby ravens born during lockdown at the Tower of London, two of four chicks born in March this year to the Tower's resident breeding pair, Huginn and Muninn (Photo: Historic Royal Palaces/PA Media)

Branwen name meaning: Tower of London raven name explained