1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:04,600 Slimy Stuarts, vile Victorians 2 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:07,000 Dingy castles, daring knights 3 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:09,800 Cut-throat Celts, awful Egyptians 4 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:12,200 Punishment from ancient times 5 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:15,040 Cavemen savage, fierce and toothless 6 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:18,040 Mean and measly Middle Ages 7 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:20,760 8 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,280 9 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:26,240 10 00:00:26,240 --> 00:00:27,520 11 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:35,120 ANNOUNCER: The Tower of London! HE COUGHS, BIRD CROAKS 12 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:38,040 Sorry, something's stuck in my throat. 13 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:40,680 Move over, Big Ben and Buckingham Palace, 14 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:43,440 the OG icon of London is in town. 15 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:48,160 Packed so full of juicy history, it's running out of the poop chutes! 16 00:00:48,160 --> 00:00:51,200 It's home to the priceless Crown Jewels 17 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:54,840 and it's been everything from a royal palace to a prison 18 00:00:54,840 --> 00:01:00,000 that held celebrity inmates, including Guy Fawkes and Anne Boleyn. 19 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:03,760 And, of course, it's got ravens, ravens, ravens! 20 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:06,320 It's stood strong by the mighty River Thames 21 00:01:06,320 --> 00:01:10,000 for almost 1,000 years. But people have been living and working 22 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,440 in the same spot for 1,000 more. 23 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:14,680 It's big, it's old, 24 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:16,720 it's a little bit scary, 25 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:18,520 it's the... 26 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:24,480 And this is how it all started. 27 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:26,840 Oh! 28 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:28,880 APPLAUSE AND CHEERING 29 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:37,160 you see 30 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:40,840 forced them to flee 31 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:44,440 32 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:48,200 With fire and sword 33 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:51,600 FARTING 34 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:55,360 then to Rome we went back 35 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:58,840 to the Saxon invaders 36 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:01,840 farmers and traders 37 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:04,000 VIKING WAR HORN 38 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,240 VIKINGS SHOUT 39 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:09,280 we could be here for years 40 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:13,120 the pendulum swings 41 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:15,680 42 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:19,040 43 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:21,400 Ah, peace at last. 44 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:23,400 Nice place you've got here! 45 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:25,920 Oh, for goodness' sake! 46 00:02:25,920 --> 00:02:29,320 To the axes of Danes 47 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:32,760 Then us Danes came again 48 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:34,320 49 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:36,320 50 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:38,040 51 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:40,040 52 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:41,680 53 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:43,720 54 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:47,280 the fighting is past 55 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:50,440 by ze river 56 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:53,320 57 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:56,960 58 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:58,240 Never. 59 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:00,680 APPLAUSE AND CHEERING 60 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:12,440 Ah, absolutely smashed that. Oh! 61 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:16,240 Woo-hoo! Morning, Eric! 62 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:18,040 Morning, Mr Gundulf. What do you think? 63 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:19,600 I hope he likes it. Who likes it? 64 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:22,400 King William! He's coming to inspect our work on ze White Tower! 65 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:23,600 Ohh! 66 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:25,440 Thought you were dressed fancy for an architect. 67 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:28,040 What are you talking about? I'm always dressed like zis. 68 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:29,400 Yes, I'm an architect, but 69 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:31,040 I'm also ze Bishop of Rochester. 70 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:32,600 Now, quickly, clean all of zis up 71 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:33,920 before King William arrives. 72 00:03:33,920 --> 00:03:36,080 You know what he's like. He can lose his temper, 73 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:39,200 his... Ah... ARGH! ..Bishop Gundulf! Your Majesty! 74 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:42,360 So zis is it, is it? 75 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:45,080 Your Majesty, it has taken almost 20 years to build 76 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:47,000 but zis is ze White Tower. 77 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,120 It is made with ze finest Kentish ragstone, 78 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:52,240 giving it zis nice, clean, white look. 79 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:55,800 Its loo chutes are strategically positioned so zat ze, um... Ha-ha. 80 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:58,120 FARTING ..bottom dirt only pours down 81 00:03:58,120 --> 00:03:59,640 ze north and east-side walls, 82 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:01,320 giving ze front of ze tower 83 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:03,560 a completely brown-free facade. 84 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:05,040 HE YAWNS 85 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:07,440 Do you want me to test it out, Your Majesty? 86 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:11,120 You are making me quite nervous, so I do need to go. 87 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:14,080 Don't bother. Zere's no need. 88 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:15,200 Where are you going? 89 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:17,920 We haven't even shown you the private suite on ze top floor 90 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:20,160 with an en-suite poo chute. 91 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:22,320 Whatever. Goodbye. 92 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:25,320 It's got a fountain! 93 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:27,760 That fires wine 20 foot into the sky! 94 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:31,320 Really? No, not really. I panicked. 95 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:36,240 I don't care about your white stone or your chute of ze poops. 96 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:37,840 I'm not staying. 97 00:04:37,840 --> 00:04:40,160 But I designed it just like your castle in Normandy. 98 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:42,560 And I love my castles in Normandy! 99 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:45,480 Zat's why I'm going back zere. 100 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:47,600 Zen why did you ask me to build zis castle? 101 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:51,240 I just wanted a big, scary symbol of my power. 102 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:54,560 Zat's why it's overlooking ze smelly Saxons who live in London. 103 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:57,400 Ha-ha! I don't want to actually live here. 104 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:02,520 It will not be my poop on ze walls! 105 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:03,920 Au revoir! 106 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:06,240 Ah! 107 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:07,720 Yeah, since he's not staying, 108 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:09,640 can I go up and bounce on his bed? 109 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:11,600 I'm tempted do something else on his bed! Ha! 110 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:12,880 Cushty. 111 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:18,800 Yes, the Tower of London began life as a fortress 112 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:21,880 built by William the Conqueror's invading Normans 113 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:25,440 to guard against rebellions by the local Saxons. 114 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:27,840 And so, who better to guide us around it 115 00:05:27,840 --> 00:05:31,040 than one of the guards who actually works there now? 116 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:34,840 Real life Yeoman Warder, AJ! 117 00:05:34,840 --> 00:05:36,600 Hello, Rattus. Hello. 118 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:39,640 Yes, we've been guarding the tower and living there since Henry VII 119 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:42,480 created the job in Tudor times. Wow! 120 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:44,640 The tower's now a tourist hot spot, 121 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:46,520 but it used to be a prison, didn't it? 122 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:49,720 It must have been filled with some very naughty criminals. 123 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:51,680 Not just criminals, Rattus. Huh! 124 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:53,560 A lot of people ended up in the tower 125 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:55,440 just for upsetting the king or queen. 126 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:59,040 The famous explorer Sir Walter Raleigh got sent to the tower 127 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:03,760 just for secretly marrying one of Elizabeth I's ladies-in-waiting. 128 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:06,040 Talk about a disastrous honeymoon! 129 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:09,520 Still, I hear he kept himself busy while he was inside. 130 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:13,600 ANNOUNCER: They've got a guilty secret. 131 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:16,280 It's Guilty Cordial from Sir Walter Raleigh. 132 00:06:16,280 --> 00:06:18,760 So good, they should lock it up. 133 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:19,800 And they have! 134 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:22,720 Because it's made here in prison, by me. 135 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:24,800 Ugh! 136 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:27,120 I'm Sir Walter Ra...leigh. 137 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:30,840 Elizabethan spy, explorer, 138 00:06:30,840 --> 00:06:32,160 soldier, poet, 139 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:34,440 and now, soft drink maker. 140 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:38,200 My medicinal, healthy cordials are all made here by my hand, 141 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:39,960 in the Tower of London. 142 00:06:41,280 --> 00:06:42,800 Because there's not much else to do. 143 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:44,680 Fancy a sip, bud? 144 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:47,240 HE SIGHS He never says anything. 145 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:51,240 Guilty Cordials are made with only the freshest of ingredients, 146 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:54,080 many of them grown here during my exercise hours 147 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:56,200 in the gardens of the prison. 148 00:06:57,560 --> 00:06:59,120 Oh, look! Some rosemary! 149 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:00,920 Through that unlocked gate! 150 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,280 Ah...I was just going to close it. 151 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:09,000 Guilty Cordial is made from rosemary, elderflower, thistles, 152 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:13,080 clay, wood - that wood bark's got a bit of raven poo on it, revolting - 153 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:15,240 antlers and the hearts and livers 154 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:18,360 of deadly vipers. But not their skins. 155 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:20,880 NOTES ON BRASS INSTRUMENT That's disgusting. 156 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:25,360 So why not try Guilty Cordial, from me, Sir Walter Raleigh? 157 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:29,120 It's so good, they have to keep me locked up! 158 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:31,760 And also because I plotted to overthrow the new King James. 159 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:33,760 And I attacked the Spanish when I said I wouldn't. 160 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:35,680 And a bunch of other stuff. 161 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:36,840 What can I say? 162 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:39,200 I'm as guilty as my own cordial. Ooh! 163 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:40,400 ANNOUNCER: Guilty cordial. 164 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:41,760 Hurry, while stocks last. 165 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:45,240 Production will definitely cease on the 29th of October 1618. 166 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:46,680 Ooh! Why? Are they letting me out? 167 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:48,400 Um, well, not exactly. 168 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:49,680 ARGGH! 169 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:53,840 Here we go. Sorry I'm late, Your Majesty Anne Boleyn. 170 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:55,920 Right, I'm thinking we start with a banquet. 171 00:07:55,920 --> 00:08:00,000 Lots of musicians, maybe some fun animal acts, barges full of flowers. 172 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:03,040 You do know the event is my execution? 173 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:04,080 Oh! 174 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:06,120 Sorry, I was looking at the wrong list. 175 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:09,040 What am I like? That does explain that expert French swordsman 176 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:12,080 they asked for, I suppose. And the bucket for my severed head? 177 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:15,560 Oh, that's what that's for! You're a smart cookie, in't you? 178 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:18,760 No, this other list was for the last party I threw you - 179 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:20,080 it was your coronation! BUGLE SOUNDS 180 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:23,040 Remember? You married Henry VIII? Lovely day, that was. 181 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:24,440 Flotilla of boats. 182 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:27,880 You'll be arriving on a boat this time, as well, actually. Lucky me! 183 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:30,880 Your last one was at The Tower too, weren't it? In't that funny? 184 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:32,120 You had your wedding party here, 185 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:34,240 and you're going to have your DEADing party here, too. 186 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:35,720 THEY ALL CHUCKLE 187 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:37,240 I'm not finding it that funny. 188 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:38,560 All right, please yourself. 189 00:08:38,560 --> 00:08:40,440 Cor, was it only three year ago? 190 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:43,720 The last one was absolutely fabulous and this one will be too. 191 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:45,840 We're going to send you off with a bang! 192 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:48,160 Well, more of a chop, I suppose. Then a thud. 193 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:50,600 Lovely! I LOVE that for us. 194 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:54,120 Ugh... Ooh, you had cannons at your last one too? Boom! 195 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:56,280 Yeah, we'll have those again. Announce your death. 196 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:57,520 Woohoo. 197 00:08:57,520 --> 00:09:00,320 Ah, everyone loves a public execution, don't they? 198 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:03,960 How many people are we expecting? Between 1,000 and 2,000. 199 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:05,920 BOTH: Ooh! 200 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:09,040 Someone's popular! Or unpopular, I suppose... 201 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:10,600 THEY CHUCKLE Are we done? 202 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:12,680 No, very busy day ahead. 203 00:09:12,680 --> 00:09:14,160 Well, not for you, obviously. 204 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:16,360 That head's not going to chop itself off, is it? 205 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:18,760 Oh, thank you very much. What's this? 206 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:20,680 Ooh, a message from the King. 207 00:09:20,680 --> 00:09:22,640 Has he changed his mind? Am I saved? 208 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:26,080 No. He's asking me to organise an engagement party for him 209 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:28,520 and Jane Seymour tomorrow! 210 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:30,880 I love an engagement! Lovely. 211 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:33,360 Oh, sorry, too soon? 212 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:36,360 Maybe, mmm-hmm. Mmm... 213 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:40,760 It's true, I did indeed announce my engagement to Jane Seymour 214 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:44,400 just one day after I had Anne Boleyn executed. 215 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:46,440 And what can I say? SMASH! 216 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:48,800 I was in love, I lost my head. 217 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:50,960 Although, obviously, not in the same way Anne did. 218 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:52,040 AXE SWIPES, CRUNCH! 219 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:54,520 Gosh, I love that sound! And I heard it a lot, 220 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:57,800 because as well as putting people IN the Tower of London, 221 00:09:57,800 --> 00:10:00,640 I liked having them executed there too. 222 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:02,240 CHOPS away! 223 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:03,960 Hiya! I'm Henry VIII - 224 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:06,000 monarch, serial husband, 225 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:08,520 and massive fan of chopping people's heads off. 226 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:09,680 SWEET! 227 00:10:09,680 --> 00:10:12,000 And what better place to make heads roll than here, 228 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:13,560 in the Tower of London? 229 00:10:13,560 --> 00:10:17,080 So, in this vid, I'm going to give you my five faves. 230 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:19,560 Welcome to...Top Of The Chops. 231 00:10:20,560 --> 00:10:22,520 Ooh, lovely stuff, John. 232 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:23,800 Off in one. 233 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:25,760 Thank you, Your Majesty. 234 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:27,160 WHISPERING: Top bloke. 235 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:30,280 At number five, 236 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:32,960 it's my fifth wife, Catherine Howard. 237 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:35,720 Her head had to roll because I found out that she'd had 238 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:38,760 loads of boyfriends before I married her, which I did not like. 239 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:41,000 WAILING Ladies, top tip - 240 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:42,960 don't marry a jealous king 241 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:44,480 with his own axe man. 242 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:46,320 Bit of beef, Beefy? 243 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:47,400 I'm vegetarian. 244 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:48,600 Wh...? HE SIGHS 245 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:50,120 KLAXON SOUNDS, COW MOOS 246 00:10:51,560 --> 00:10:54,640 Anne, my second wife, my first love, 247 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:56,680 and number four in my Top Chops. 248 00:10:56,680 --> 00:11:00,000 I did my job - redecorating the Tower for her, 249 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:02,880 she didn't do her job in giving me a son... 250 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:04,920 BABY GURGLES ..so, it was choppity-chop-chop. 251 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:06,080 It was quite sad, though. 252 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:07,720 She said some lovely things about me 253 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:10,120 on the scaffold - even asked the crowd to pray for me. 254 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:11,440 Really quite moving. 255 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:12,920 Still killed her, though! 256 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:14,280 AXE SWINGS, WOMAN SCREAMS 257 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:16,560 PASSER-BY SCREAMS 258 00:11:16,560 --> 00:11:18,400 Oh, wow - a bullseye! 259 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:20,000 Thomas Cromwell came a cropper 260 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:21,280 when he met the chopper. 261 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:23,040 He had to go because he organised 262 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:24,760 my fourth marriage to Anne of Cleves, 263 00:11:24,760 --> 00:11:28,040 and she was not nearly as pretty as he said she was. 264 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:31,040 He also did a bunch of treason stuff. 265 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:34,160 I stuck his head on a spike on London Bridge. 266 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:36,000 Well, I had to put it somewhere! 267 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:39,640 Margaret Pole, she was a stubborn one. 268 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:41,840 She made a huge fuss because she didn't want me 269 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:43,720 to divorce my ex, Catherine of Aragon. 270 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:45,920 She even encouraged an invasion of England, 271 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:47,640 and her head was just as stubborn. 272 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:49,720 It took 11 chops to get it off. 273 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:55,440 Tell you what's not all fun and games - 274 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:57,120 beheading someone who you really like. 275 00:11:57,120 --> 00:11:58,800 Thomas More was a dear friend of mine, 276 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:01,000 but guys, you don't disagree 277 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:03,080 with the king on religion. 278 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:04,480 If people lose their heads, 279 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:06,120 people gon' lose their heads! 280 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:07,160 It was quite sad, though. 281 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:09,160 The executioner even apologised to him. 282 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:10,440 More kissed him and said... MWAH! 283 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:12,040 .."It's fine." 284 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:13,160 So maybe he was cool with it. 285 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:14,720 Anyway, top bloke, shame about the... 286 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:16,640 AXE CLANGS So, there you have it, 287 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:18,280 my five Top Of The Chops! 288 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:21,440 Don't forget to, like, follow, and subscribe to my religious reforms - 289 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:22,600 or else - 290 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:25,880 and watch out for next week's video, Top Of The Pork Chops, 291 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:28,680 where I count down my fave five royal feasts. 292 00:12:28,680 --> 00:12:30,240 Num, num, num, num, num. 293 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:31,680 Great swing, John. A thing of beauty. 294 00:12:31,680 --> 00:12:34,000 Do you want to join me for a round of tennis? 295 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:36,240 Say yes, or I'll make you chop your own head off. 296 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:37,840 Yeah. Thought so. Maybe lose the mask. 297 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:40,040 CHOP! MAN SCREAMS 298 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:41,080 Freaking me out. 299 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:47,240 Hi, I'm the Earl of Winton. 300 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:51,240 Now, my top tip is to say that you want to put all your final affairs 301 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:54,040 in order before you die, and then get a family friend 302 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:57,680 to take away all your important documents in a nice, big hamper. 303 00:12:57,680 --> 00:13:00,280 Ayyy! 304 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:01,320 Oooh! 305 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:03,960 HE GUFFAWS 306 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:05,280 Bye, Jeff. 307 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:06,960 That was the worst thing I've ever seen. 308 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:08,840 So then just turf the documents out 309 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:11,280 and then you can make your escape in the hamper. 310 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:13,080 Your friend won't mind carrying it! 311 00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:15,800 HE CHUCKLES 312 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:17,080 OK. 313 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:19,800 Breathe in. HE INHALES DEEPLY 314 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:22,560 MUFFLED: OK, let's bounce. 315 00:13:23,680 --> 00:13:25,240 HE STRAINS 316 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:27,520 Uh, sounds like you're straining. 317 00:13:27,520 --> 00:13:28,640 PARP! 318 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:30,600 Ugh, smells like it, too. That is rank! 319 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:31,800 It wasn't me, it was... 320 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:35,040 It was...? Yeah, it was me. 321 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:38,280 I'm a big farty boy just carrying a hamper full of documents. 322 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:40,520 Farty boy? See you later, then - bye! 323 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:42,080 PAAAAARP! 324 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:44,840 MUFFLED: Sorry, I toot when I'm nervous. Ugh... 325 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:47,360 Ugh, that is horrible. 326 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:50,920 CALLING: OK, Winton, time for your execution. 327 00:13:50,920 --> 00:13:52,840 Winton? 328 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:54,160 Oh... 329 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:55,560 He went with the farty boy. 330 00:13:56,800 --> 00:14:00,200 Quite a few people have escaped from the tower over the centuries. 331 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:03,880 One guy even tried to escape down the toilet! 332 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:06,080 RATTUS CHUCKLES Legend! 333 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:09,920 Well, even back in history, there weren't that many escapees. 334 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:12,920 Right, so how did people get out of the tower? 335 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:15,320 Well, some were released. Great. 336 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:18,680 But sadly, a lot were taken off to be executed. 337 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:20,800 Less great. 338 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:23,320 That what happened to Scottish knight and freedom fighter 339 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:26,400 William Wallace in 1305, 340 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:29,960 only his execution wasn't the end of his journey. 341 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:31,680 BAGPIPES PLAY 342 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:34,520 HE WHISTLES CHEERFULLY 343 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:36,880 Let's see... I think this is it. CLEAR THROAT 344 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:40,760 Oh, you all right? I'm Baron Segrave. 345 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:42,800 Sorry, are you one of them silent monks? 346 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:45,360 No, I just had a mouthful of potato scone. Ah, right. 347 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:48,040 What can I do for you? I just wanted to check 348 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:51,400 that this is Stirling, Scotland, where the vicious rebel 349 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:54,680 William Wallace slaughtered 5,000 of the King's men? 350 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:58,240 No, this is where the Scottish freedom fighter William Wallace... 351 00:14:58,240 --> 00:14:59,960 BAGPIPES PLAY, FIGHTING ECHOES 352 00:14:59,960 --> 00:15:03,880 ..bravely repelled the King's men before being betrayed and captured 353 00:15:03,880 --> 00:15:06,000 by the English oppressors. 354 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:08,280 You say "pot-AY-to scon", I say "pot-AH-to scown". Eh? 355 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:09,400 I've got something of his. 356 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:12,280 I wonder if you could sign for it, please? What, he left us something? 357 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:15,760 Yeah, he left you something he was VERY attached to, but we saw to that! 358 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:17,120 HE CHUCKLES 359 00:15:17,120 --> 00:15:19,400 You're not one of those English ratbags, are you? 360 00:15:19,400 --> 00:15:20,880 BAGPIPES PLAY, FIGHTING ECHOES 361 00:15:20,880 --> 00:15:23,720 Oh, yeah, yeah, I came from the Tower of London. Where they tortured 362 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:26,240 and executed our heroic William Wallace? Oh, certainly not. 363 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:29,040 We did that at Smithfield! At the Tower, we kept him there captive, 364 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:31,040 you know, so he couldn't get up to any mischief. 365 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:33,720 Get out of here! You don't want to see what's inside it first? 366 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:35,160 It's one of a kind. FLIES BUZZ 367 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:38,640 Well, I should say two of a kind - we've got the other leg in the cart, 368 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:42,240 taking it to Berwick. What kind of monsters would just slice the legs 369 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:45,400 off a nation's hero? Oh, certainly not us. 370 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:47,800 We sliced off both his arms as well! HE CHUCKLES 371 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:50,040 Actual fact, yeah, I'm taking this one to Newcastle. 372 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:52,760 I was wondering if you could take the other one to Perth, 373 00:15:52,760 --> 00:15:55,520 you know, HAND-deliver it, if you happen to be nearby? 374 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:57,600 HE CHUCKLES The day I do anything for the 375 00:15:57,600 --> 00:15:59,720 English is the day I die. 376 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:01,880 You don't have to be like that. For all you know, 377 00:16:01,880 --> 00:16:03,640 it's what William would have wanted. 378 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:06,200 I think I know exactly what William would have wanted. 379 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:08,000 BAGPIPES PLAY, FIGHTING ECHOES 380 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:09,320 Oh, yeah? What's that? 381 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:10,720 Get out! GET OUT! 382 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:12,680 I wish we'd trimmed his toenails! 383 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:19,880 I was in the army during the First World War 384 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:22,360 but I was imprisoned in the tower for dead. 385 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:26,400 My top tip for escaping the tower is to simply walk out 386 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:29,040 through the door with confidence. 387 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:34,480 At ease. 388 00:16:37,520 --> 00:16:38,920 HE STIFLES LAUGHTER 389 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:44,320 And that's how I got out in 1916. 390 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:45,960 Have a good day, mate. 391 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:47,000 I know I will. 392 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:53,200 The last people to actually be held prisoner at the tower 393 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:57,480 were gangsters the Kray Twins in 1952. 394 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:00,680 But there's still jobs to be done here, AJ. 395 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:01,840 That's right, Rattus. 396 00:17:01,840 --> 00:17:04,640 The Tower is still where the crown jewels are kept, 397 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:06,920 so the Yeoman Warders have to guard them, and we have to 398 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:09,520 attend lots of official ceremonies throughout the year. 399 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:12,560 I guess that's why it's important that you live here too. 400 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:15,400 Yep, and we're not the only ones that live here. 401 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:17,880 Are you talking about my Uncle Dennis? 402 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:19,560 He promised he'd stay in the sewer 403 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:22,480 but he is partial to a bit of cake from your gift shop. 404 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:24,920 No, I'm not talking about your Uncle Dennis. 405 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:27,880 Oh. I'm talking about the Constable of the Tower. 406 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:30,640 There's been a Constable living here and overseeing how it's run 407 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:32,440 since the days of William the Conqueror. 408 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:35,840 And back in the day, the job had some very weird perks. 409 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:37,560 Ooh? 410 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:39,360 HE WHISTLES 411 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:42,000 Ooh, a pot! 412 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:44,880 At last, something to cook my raw turnip in! 413 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:46,960 I'll take that! Hey! What are you doing? 414 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:48,640 Reclaiming my pot. 415 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:51,160 The name's John Tiptoft, Constable of the Tower. 416 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:53,440 I'm in charge while the king's not here, 417 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:55,600 and my job entitles me to anything 418 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:58,240 that falls off carts into the tower moat. 419 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:01,280 Well, have it then. At least you can't stop me taking these herbs. 420 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:02,480 SNIFF! 421 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:04,840 Hopefully they'll take the taste of the raw turnip away. 422 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:06,160 I'll have them too. Oh! 423 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:08,720 All herbs and plants growing in the area of Tower Hill 424 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:10,280 also belong to moi. 425 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:12,320 SWAN HONKS 426 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:15,120 Ah, stop looking at my swan. 427 00:18:15,120 --> 00:18:18,520 Oh, come on, you can't own the swans! 428 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:19,800 Aw, my turnip! 429 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:24,040 As constable, I am entitled to any swans under London Bridge. 430 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:28,520 Oink! Help! I was taking my pig over the bridge 431 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:29,720 and it fell in the river. 432 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:31,720 Not your pig. My pig. What?! 433 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:36,320 As constable, I am entitled to all pigs, horses, oxen and sheep 434 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:39,160 that fall from London Bridge into the Thames. 435 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:41,240 That's mine too. Moo! 436 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:44,280 But I brought the pigs all the way from Norfolk in my boat. 437 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:45,920 Wait. Why were you travelling by boat? 438 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:48,720 I'm on a pilgrimage to the shrine of St James. 439 00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:50,600 I was dropping the pigs off on the way. 440 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:52,520 Oh, excellent. You owe me two pence. 441 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:55,240 What?! As constable, I am entitled to take two pence 442 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:58,360 off of every pilgrim to St James that comes in by sea. 443 00:18:58,360 --> 00:19:01,080 Also a shilling from each herring boat, six shillings and eight pence 444 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:03,520 for all fishing boats and a portion of cargo from each boat 445 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:06,240 moored at Tower Wharf. See my face for details. Ugh. 446 00:19:06,240 --> 00:19:09,000 Oh, and a portion of your boat's cargo too, if you don't mind. 447 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:11,440 Hmm, you're welcome to it. Ker-ching! 448 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:14,360 You can have the pigswill. Er... 449 00:19:14,360 --> 00:19:17,760 Ugh! Oh, ugh! There's plenty where that came from. 450 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:20,320 Keep it! I'll let you off this time. 451 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:22,480 Ugh, that stinks! Rub some of your herbs in, 452 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:23,560 it'll take the smell away! 453 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:25,280 Won't help with the flies, though. 454 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:27,120 Ooh! Oh! 455 00:19:27,120 --> 00:19:29,720 Oh, these flies aren't mine. 456 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:32,640 You can keep the flies. 457 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:34,240 Ugh... Ha-ha-ha! 458 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:38,320 Oh, gosh. What a busy day I've had praying. 459 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:41,800 Yes, that's what us vicars do after all, pray, pray, pray. 460 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:44,240 Not really. It's me, Colonel Thomas Blood. 461 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:46,560 This is the disguise I use to successfully steal 462 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:49,840 Charles II's crown jewels from the Tower of London. 463 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:51,360 I talked the master of the jewel 464 00:19:51,360 --> 00:19:52,960 house into taking me to see them, 465 00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:55,840 pushed him out the way, grabbed jewels and legged it! 466 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:59,400 But what did I do to the crown to get it to fit under my coat? 467 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:00,440 Did I...? 468 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:06,280 The answer is C. 469 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:08,280 I bashed it until it would fit 470 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:10,360 neatly under my coat. 471 00:20:10,360 --> 00:20:12,680 Some might say that this would ruin it, 472 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:15,280 but I think a flat crown would rather suit me. 473 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:18,920 Actually, I could wear it as a rather fetching brooch. 474 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:21,600 Yeah, the robbery was a total success. 475 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:24,240 Apart from dropping some of the booty on the way out and getting caught. 476 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:27,120 You're nicked! Not going to let any of that put me off, though. 477 00:20:27,120 --> 00:20:30,160 Not while I've still got my brilliant disguise on. 478 00:20:30,160 --> 00:20:31,560 The ears are fake. 479 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:35,280 Just in case that wasn't clear. 480 00:20:35,280 --> 00:20:38,200 Am I allowed to touch the Crown Jewels, AJ? 481 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:39,560 No. Oh. 482 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:40,840 Are you allowed to touch them? 483 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:43,840 No-one touches the Crown Jewels. Right. 484 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:46,600 Well, you'd better have this back then. What? 485 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:49,040 Don't worry, it'll glue back on. 486 00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:50,320 Unbelievable. 487 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:54,640 So, nowadays, the tower is a big tourist attraction, and people 488 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:58,000 can come and see all the famous stuff, like the Crown Jewels, 489 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:00,400 Traitors' Gate, the White Tower, 490 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:02,440 and, of course, the ravens. 491 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:05,520 I bet the tourists love it. They do. 492 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:07,680 But there was one constable of the tower who didn't 493 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:09,760 like the tourists very much at all. 494 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:13,440 The Duke of Wellington used to work here, and he tried very hard to put 495 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:15,160 tourists off from visiting. Oh! 496 00:21:16,120 --> 00:21:19,800 The tower's constable has been the boss for a couple of years now 497 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:22,240 and he's recently got himself another exciting job, 498 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:24,000 which is causing quite a stir. 499 00:21:25,120 --> 00:21:26,520 Our boss here at the tower 500 00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:28,240 was already a bit of a big deal. 501 00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:29,600 He's the Duke of Wellington. 502 00:21:29,600 --> 00:21:33,200 As in, won the Battle of Waterloo, Duke of Wellington. 503 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:36,040 And now he's been made the Prime Minister of the whole country. 504 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:38,520 Good morning, PM. 505 00:21:40,840 --> 00:21:43,160 What are those? Just the usual tourists, sir. 506 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:45,840 How many times do I have to say? This is a fortress. 507 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:49,280 Oh, my goodness. It's the new Prime Minister. Ooh! 508 00:21:51,520 --> 00:21:53,600 Oh! I'm so sorry about that. 509 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:57,720 The actual Prime Minister slammed a door in my face. 510 00:21:57,720 --> 00:21:59,880 And we thought seeing Traitors' Gate was cool! 511 00:21:59,880 --> 00:22:01,720 This place is amazing. 512 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:04,360 We have got to bring everyone else next time. 513 00:22:04,360 --> 00:22:05,600 Oh, can you let him know? 514 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:07,720 We've got some ideas for merchandise. 515 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:12,040 I'm thinking a bodice with, "Raving about ravens" embroidered across... 516 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:13,720 Please make them go away, Yeoman Warder. 517 00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:15,040 Is he talking about us? No. 518 00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:17,520 I am talking about them. Make them go away. 519 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:20,000 How about I show you a different part of the tower? 520 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:22,240 Oh, I'd love to see another part of the tower. Yes! 521 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:24,160 See you later! 522 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:27,200 Have you seen the Crown Jewels? Oh, exciting! 523 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:30,680 It's not that I hate the general public, 524 00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:32,600 it's just this is a military post. 525 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:36,040 The tower is here to defend against revolutionaries and the like. 526 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:39,000 We can't do that with the general public just wandering around. 527 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:42,120 I mean, they don't even know how to march properly. 528 00:22:42,120 --> 00:22:44,680 Even though he's splitting his attention between the tower 529 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:48,000 and being PM, the Duke still finds time to explain to staff 530 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:51,440 his new strategy to make the tower more military-focused. 531 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:56,200 We must create a plan of battle against the enemy. 532 00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:57,880 Do you mean the tourists? 533 00:22:57,880 --> 00:22:58,920 Exactly. 534 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:04,240 The Duke wanted to raise the ticket prices to keep the riff-raff out, 535 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:05,920 but he wasn't allowed to. 536 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:10,360 In fact, the ticket prices went down, so instead he banned groups 537 00:23:10,360 --> 00:23:12,280 of larger than 12 people. 538 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:16,720 And then also, to be extra safe, he's brought in these. 539 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:19,320 He's worried about the tourists taking over the tower 540 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:21,880 and starting a rebel uprising. 541 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:23,280 In my experience, he should be 542 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:25,240 more worried about us running out of cake. 543 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:27,760 I mean, that's when things really kick off. 544 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:28,800 I don't understand. 545 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:32,000 I mean, the queue to see the Crown Jewels is twice as long as normal. 546 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:34,000 You should see how busy the armoury is, boss. 547 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:37,280 People really love what you've done with the place. 548 00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:40,120 Those are functional, military weapons to defend the castle! 549 00:23:40,120 --> 00:23:41,920 And they're also fun to sit on. 550 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:43,840 At least I was allowed to drain the moat. 551 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:47,360 I bet the tourists are furious about that one. 552 00:23:47,360 --> 00:23:50,440 It turns out that the visitors hated the moat too. It stank. 553 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:53,200 But they love the new parade ground we replaced it with. 554 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:54,480 They like watching the soldiers. 555 00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:56,920 We're one of the top tourist attractions in the country. 556 00:23:56,920 --> 00:23:58,280 It's ridiculous. 557 00:23:58,280 --> 00:24:00,480 The most magnificent fortress in the country, 558 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:02,520 filled with giddy sightseers. 559 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:04,560 KNOCKING What? 560 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:07,480 We've run out of cake. 561 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:10,240 Gah! 562 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:14,440 Caw-caw! Caw-caw! 563 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:16,160 Victory! Pauline! 564 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:17,880 Your lunch is ready. 565 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:19,640 Ah, hello there! 566 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:20,960 Winston Churchill here. 567 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:24,560 I'm just laying out a spot of lunch for the Tower of London ravens. 568 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:27,000 Come on, girls! Grub's up. 569 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:28,560 I hope they haven't disappeared. 570 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:30,920 There's a legend that something very bad will happen 571 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:32,960 if there are no ravens in the tower. 572 00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:34,640 But what is it? 573 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:35,680 Is it...? 574 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:45,000 The answer is... 575 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:46,040 ..B! 576 00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:49,520 Yes. It's said that the kingdom will fall if the ravens leave the tower. 577 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:53,240 That's why I had more bought in after the Second World War Blitz. 578 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:54,800 Girls, come on, now! 579 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:57,200 Don't tease Uncle Winnie. 580 00:24:57,200 --> 00:24:58,600 I do hope they haven't left. 581 00:24:58,600 --> 00:25:00,680 CAWING Ah, good. There they are. 582 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:02,720 POO SLOSHES 583 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:04,760 CAWING 584 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:07,080 Of course. Caw! Caw! Caw! 585 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:10,400 The Ravens are probably the most famous residents 586 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:13,000 of the tower nowadays, aren't they, AJ? 587 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:14,120 No offence. 588 00:25:14,120 --> 00:25:16,040 None taken. We love the ravens. 589 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:18,680 There's even a special yeoman warder called the Raven Master, 590 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:21,200 who looks after them. Ooh! Ravens are thought to have been 591 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:23,240 at the tower since the reign of Charles II. 592 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:26,040 Rats will have been here even longer, of course. 593 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:28,640 Maybe. But we don't talk about your Uncle Dennis. 594 00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:29,960 We're not big fans. 595 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:32,000 To be fair, neither is Auntie Edna. 596 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:34,160 Well, thanks for showing us round, AJ. 597 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:35,600 Keep up the good work. 598 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:38,600 Now, how about singing us a song to finish up? 599 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:40,680 Thanks, but no. 600 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:42,200 Good job we've got this then. 601 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:46,000 602 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:50,560 603 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:52,400 604 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:53,600 605 00:25:53,600 --> 00:25:57,520 606 00:25:57,520 --> 00:25:59,240 607 00:25:59,240 --> 00:26:00,880 608 00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:02,520 609 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:04,120 610 00:26:04,120 --> 00:26:06,280 611 00:26:06,280 --> 00:26:08,160 612 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:10,720 was a prison 613 00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:12,520 614 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:17,960 tower went missing 615 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:19,760 616 00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:24,640 Richard became king 617 00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:27,880 terrible days 618 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:29,840 of Jane Grey 619 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:32,560 Jane Grey 620 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:34,800 621 00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:37,640 622 00:26:37,640 --> 00:26:38,680 623 00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:40,640 624 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:43,920 625 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:49,360 panthers' and lions' den 626 00:26:49,360 --> 00:26:51,040 627 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:55,440 in the Thames 628 00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:58,560 629 00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:00,000 630 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:01,640 631 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:03,800 632 00:27:03,800 --> 00:27:05,840 633 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:07,240 wife, Catherine 634 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:09,840 was a prison 635 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:11,600 636 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:17,000 it'll stand proudly 637 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:18,920 638 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:21,720 639 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:23,840 640 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:27,000 all the historical things 641 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:28,960 of Anne Boleyn 642 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:31,320 Boleyn 643 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:34,480 644 00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:36,560 645 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:37,720 646 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:39,600 647 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:42,880 648 00:27:44,360 --> 00:27:47,800 649 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:54,160 I bashed it until it would... 650 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:55,760 Very good thing. 651 00:27:55,760 --> 00:27:58,360 I've broken the hammer already. 652 00:27:58,360 --> 00:28:02,240 Ha, I've completely forgotten what my character's name is. 653 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:05,120 a mystery 654 00:28:05,120 --> 00:28:09,920 Horrible Histories.