November, 2016 Archives

  In the 1800’s many changes were seen at the Tower of London.  The Royal Mint moved out in 1810. In 1835 the Royal Menagerie moved to new accommodation in Regents Park and became London Zoo.  The Tower of London still remained the Armoury of England, housing as it did the Office of Ordnance as well as, until […]

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Yeoman Warder and The Bodyguard of the Yeoman of the Guard carry partisans whilst wearing State Dress. There is very little information on these weapons, although this passage taken from Claude Blair’s book ‘European and American Arms’ – Barsford 1962. “Partisan – a spear with a long triangular two edged blade, having two small upturned […]

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This question is quite difficult to answer, I can only assume that Yeoman Warders were paid some form of retainer for the time worked, the remainder being made up of perquisites or as we know it today by the modern term ‘tips’. All perquisites were accounted for by two Yeoman Warders acting as accountants.  They paid out for candles, […]

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Yeoman Warder, Edmond Halley, (Although the Yeoman Warder records show his name as Edmond Hawley, might be spelling) the father of the astronomer Halley.  The warder was murdered in 1684.  In a statement in 1689 it implies that some people thought that his death was in some way related to the death of the Earl of Essex in […]

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