The Tower of London
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The Tower of London
The Tower of London's primary function becomes that of a prison. While commoners are incarcerated here, so are members of the nobility. And that includes those right at the top. Henry VI finds the tables turned on him during the Wars of the Roses. After Edward's own death more than a decade later, the tower sees one of the darkest moments in its history. Though not the first king to imprison his own nobleman in the tower,. Many believe that the story of the princes in the tower ends their deaths on the orders of their ambitious uncle.
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