A brief history of the Fertile Crescent 3000BCE – 570BCE (8)

Sennacherib’s son, Esarhaddan , who reigned from 681 to 669 is noted for two events. In 680, he commenced the … More

Statues and Monuments: Earl John Jellicoe

John Jellicoe was born in December 1859. His father was a merchant sea captain and John entered the navy … More

In 853 BCE Shalmaneser III was defeated by a Levantine Alliance, led by Aram and Israel. However, the campaigns of … More

The combination of the Middle Tower and the Byward Tower linked by a causeway across the moat form the landward … More

Between 1206 and 1150 BC, the cultural collapse of the Mycenaean kingdoms, the Hittite Empire in Anatolia and northern … More

As you prepare to enter the Tower across the moat, you pass the remains of the Royal Menagerie. It was … More

We left our story around the year 1200 BC with the collapse of the Late Bronze Age civilisations. This was … More

The moat surrounding the Tower of London was originally built by Henry III as a defensive ditch rather than a … More

The Tower of London lies at the eastern end of the medieval walled city. Its foundation dates from 1066, … More

By 1400 BCE Egypt had established control over most of the coastal lands and began to move north conquering the … More