CChronica Maps

Tower of London: Then and Now

Fortress founded by William the Conqueror; the White Tower was begun around 1078. It has served as royal palace, prison and treasury of the Crown Jewels.

Historical view
Tower of London, historical view
Scale model of the medieval Tower of London. see file page, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Today
Tower of London, today
[Duncan] from Nottingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Key facts

Country todayUnited Kingdom
StatusStanding
Date1078
Nearest city on the mapLondon (about 3 km)
Location51.508° N, -0.076° E
Map showing Tower of London in 1000Tower of London
Border map for 1000. See Europe in 1000.

Open Tower of London in the interactive map

Who ruled this place

Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.

PeriodState
500 BC–401 BCUnclaimed / no data
400 BC–2 BCCelts
1 BC–99Unclaimed / no data
100–299Roman Empire
300–399Rome (Constantinus)
400–499Western Roman Empire
500–599Anglo-Saxons
600–799Cantia
800–999Essex
1000–1199England
1200–1299Angevin Empire
1300–1491English territory
1492–1599England
1600–1782England and Ireland
1783–1814United Kingdom
1815–1937United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1938–todayUnited Kingdom

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