\paperw3360 \margr0\margl0\ATXph11340 \plain \fs20 \f1 \fs22 The Tower of London elicited fear in British subjects for much of its 900-year history. For those guilty of offending
the monarch were held within its dank walls, and many failed to survive the ordeal. The public executions on Tower Hill provided a final solution for many prisoners, though some, including two of \b \cf4 \ATXht13091000 Henry VIII\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 Æs six
wives, were allowed a quieter demise at Tower Green within the walls.\par
The Crown Jewels visible inside the Tower comprise the regalia of crowns, sceptres, orbs and swords used at coronations and other state occasions. Many of them were made in 1661 f
or the coronation of \b \cf4 \ATXht13151000 Charles II\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 . However, the Queen wears the Imperial State Crown for ceremonial events such as the \b \cf4 \ATXht13321000 Opening of Parliament\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 . It was made in 1837 for the corona
tion of the 18-year-old Queen \b \cf4 \ATXht13221000 Victoria\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 .
