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The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which is separated from the eastern edge of the square mile of the City of London by the open space known as ...
Source code of game engine was released on GitHub under GPLv3 on November 28, 2022. Age of Pirates 2: City of Abandoned Ships: 2009 2021 Windows Role-playing game: Akella: Source code of Storm Engine released on GitHub under GPLv3 in a 2021 and support Sea Dogs: To Each His Own and Age of Pirates 2: City of Abandoned Ships. Airforce Delta: 2000 ...
Bombing began at the outset of hostilities on 10 May and culminated with the destruction of the entire historic city centre on 14 May, an event sometimes referred to as the Rotterdam Blitz. According to an official list published in 2022, at least 1,150 people were killed, with 711 deaths in the 14 May bombing alone, [2] and 85,000 more were ...
East End of London. Coordinates: 51°30′51″N 00°03′18″W. Dorset Street, Spitalfields, photographed in 1902 for Jack London 's book The People of the Abyss. The East End of London, often referred to within the London area simply as the East End, is the historic core of wider East London, east of the Roman and medieval walls of the City ...
Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule, suspension, and, until 1960, cantilever bridge [1] in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry with the help of Henry Marc Brunel. [2] It crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and is one of five London bridges owned and ...
v. t. e. The United Kingdom took part in World War II from 3 September 1939 until 15 August 1945. At the beginning of the war in 1939, London was the largest city in the world, with 8.2 million inhabitants. [1] It was the capital not just for the United Kingdom, but for the entire British Empire. London was central to the British war effort.
Each Tower raven has a different coloured band on one leg, to make it easier to identify individual birds. Ravens in captivity in the Tower grounds have had lifespans of more than 40 years. The Tower's ravens are given individual names, and are all under the care of the Yeomen Warders. The diet of the ravens is carefully maintained.
Map showing East End civil parish boundaries in 1870. St Katherine's Precinct is to the left by the river in the purple shaded section. The foundation returned to the East End after World War II, now in the area near center of the map, called Ratcliff (pink) Maps showing the St Katharine's district, and parts of East Smithfield that would be destroyed by the new dock complex