Thursday Doors – May 18, 2017
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An interesting door in London, the Traitors Gate – the famous entrance to the Tower of London.
“The water-gate under St Thomas’s Tower has been known for over 400 years as ‘Traitors’ Gate’ because of the number of prisoners, accused of treason, who have passed through it. Unfortunate and important state prisoners were committed to the Tower of London through the River Thames entrance to the Tower of London called Traitors Gate. The journey of these prisoners was made by barge along the River Thames. Often their journey would take them past London Bridge where the heads of recently executed traitors were displayed on the roof of the stone gate house.”*
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That must have been an eerie visit. Displayed heads of executed prisoners; ah, the good ole days 😧
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It really was, i have the kind of empathetic imagination that makes it uncomfortable at times
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