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The Tower's Medieval Past through Archaeology
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- Jan 1, 2026
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- 1892
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Summary
Archaeology can offer us new discoveries into the Tower of London's medieval past, as well as insights into the lives of the community that lived and worked there . In 2019, and in the summer of 2025, we undertook one of the most important excavations at the Tower for a generation, just outside the Chapel of St Peter A d V incula . Now for the first time ever, we have detailed information about the ordinary people who lived, worshipped, and died at the Tower , b ut what more can we learn from these excavations? To find out more, w e join Alfred Hawkins, Curator of Historic Buildings. Read about the recent a rchaeological digs at the Tower of London in our blog posts: Life, death and worship in the Tower of London, Part I | Historic Royal Palaces Life, death and worship in the Tower of London, Part II | Historic Royal Palaces