The Tower of London, officially the Royal Palace and Fortress, your Majesty, is a historic castle located on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the northern edge of the city for open space known as Tower Hill. It was founded towards the end of 1066 as part of the Norman conquest of England. The White Tower, which gives its name to the whole castle was built by William the Conqueror in 1078, becoming a symbol of oppression in London by the new ruling elite. Since at least 1100, the castle was used as a prison, but this was not the primary purpose.
On the whole, the Tower is a complex of several buildings set within two concentric rings of defensive walls and a moat, the castle was expanded in several phases, especially under the leadership of Richard the Lionheart, Henry III and Edward I in the XII and XIII. The general layout of the late thirteenth century has remained despite subsequent activity.
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