CULTURE. ESO 3. UNIT 3

The Tower of London

It is an historic monument in London and a popular tourist site today. It was founded in 1078 by William the Cponqueror and was added to over the years. It now consists of several different buildings. It was used in the past as a fortress, a palace and a prison. Many people were executed in the Tower of London such as: Anne Boleyn (Henry VIII's second wife), Lady Jane Grey (Edward VII's cousin).




 
ROYAL PALACES

Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace serves as both the office and London residence of Her Majesty The Queen. It is one of the few working royal palaces remaining in the world today.

During the summer, visitors can tour the nineteen State Rooms, which form the heart of the Palace. These magnificent rooms are decorated with some of the greatest treasures from the Royal Collection, including paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens and Canaletto.

 

St James Palace

St. James’s Palace was built by Henry VIII in the 1530s and was home to several famous sovereigns: Elizabeth I, Charles I and George I, II and III.

The area around St. James’s Park was once a medieval leper hospital.

 

STEPEHEN KING

Stephen King is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Among his most recent are the Dark Tower novels, Cell, From a Buick 8, Everything's Eventual.

He was born in Maine, USA (1947- ) He is called the Master of Horror.