The site on which the Tower of London now stands is truly historic... this is an extended look at the site. A 3 HOUR compilation of existing videos on this channel…
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Quoted texts:
Orderic Vitalis, The Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy, Vol. II; translated by Thomas Forester, pp.466-7.
J. F. A. Mason, ODNB entry on Ranulf Flambard (2004)
Orderic Vitalis, The Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy, Vol. III; translated by Thomas Forester, reproduced at https://englishlanguageandhistory.com/?id=orderic-vitalis-ranulf-flambard-tower-london-1
R. W. Southern, ‘Ranulf Flambard’, Medieval humanism and other studies (1970), 183–205
William of Malmsbury, Chronicle of the Kings of England (12th century)
BL blog post: https://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2014/11/a-royal-beast-and-the-menagerie-in-the-tower.html
Leonora Cohen quoted in “Suffragettes: How Britain’s Women Fought & Died for the Right to Vote” by Frank Meeres (2013).
Diane Drummond, ODNB entry on Leonora Cohen.
Leonora Cohen’s message wrapped around the iron bar.
The Times (London, England), Thursday, May 15, 1913; pg. 3; Issue 40212.
Leonora Cohen quotation, reproduced at https://royalarmouries.org/objects-and-stories/stories/is-the-kings-crown-safe
Excerpt from Henry Cohen’s Last Will and Testament reproduced at https://royalarmouries.org/objects-and-stories/stories/is-the-kings-crown-safe
"Mrs Leonora Cohen." Times, 7 Sept. 1978, p. 18. The Times Digital Archive.
Also consulted, were:
Other relevant entries from The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online.
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