The document provides information about the Tower of London and what can be learned from the ravens that live there. It discusses the history of ravens at the Tower, dating back centuries. It also notes that the ravens must always be at least 6 birds at the Tower according to a royal decree. Additionally, the document outlines some of the key features and history of the Tower of London, including its origins in the 11th century and its roles as a royal residence and prison over the years.

1. Warm up for the games!
Welcome the World to London and the UK
2012

2. The aim of our project is to answer the question: what can Tower Ravens tell us about?
2. The
founder of
Tower
7. The
Tower of 3. The
London White
Tower
1. What
can Tower
Ravens
tell us
about?
6. Crown
Jewels 4. A major
royal
residence
5. A prison

3. The Tower Ravens
Nobody knows when
ravens first came to the
Tower of London, but
they've been associated
with the Tower for
centuries. Charles II
decreed that there must
always be at least six
ravens at the Tower. That
tradition has been
honoured for more than
300 years.

4. The Legend of The Ravens
....if the ravens ever leave the Tower of London the White
Tower will crumble and a great disaster shall befall England

5. The Tower Ravens
 Ravens can live to a ripe old age. The oldest
 There are currently nine ravens, raven to live at the Tower was Jim Crow,
whose wings are clipped to prevent them who died at the age of 44. The oldest raven
from flying away, and they are cared for by currently living at the Tower is Hardey, who
the Ravenmaster, a duty given to one of the is 26 years old.
Yeomen Warders. Three are females ; four  Ravens have escaped occasionally . Grog
are males . The two newest birds, Bran and was last seen outside an East End pub
Branwen, joined the team in August, called the Rose and Punchbowl in 198 after
2003.The ravens' names/gender/age are (as living at the tower for 21 years.
of November 2006):
 Occasionally, birds are dismissed for bad
Gwylum (male, 18 years old) behaviour . George was exiled to the Welsh
Thor (male, 15 years old) Mountain Zoo in 1986 after developing an
Hugin (female, 11 years old) unhealthy taste за for TV antennas.
Munin (female, 11 years old)  Ravens are well fed: each bird's daily ration
Branwen (female, 3 years old) includes 6 ounces of meat and bird-formula
biscuits soaked in blood . Once a week the
Bran (male, 3 years old)
birds enjoy an egg, and they're occasionally
Gundulf (male, 1 year old) given a rabbit . The ravens also enjoy
Baldrick (male, 1 year old) scraps from the Tower's mess kitchen.
Fleur (female, 4 years old)

6. The founder of Tower
The Tower of London was originally built
by William the Conqueror in 1066

7. The White Tower
In the centre of the Tower of
London is the famous White
Tower. It dates back to the
11th century. In 1240 this
part of the Tower was
whitewashed and since it
called as White Tower. The
White Tower is 90 feet high
and the walls vary from 15
feet thick at the base
to almost 11 feet in the upper
parts.

8. A Major Royal Residence
In the early thirteenth century Henry III transformed
the Tower into a major royal residence

9. A prison
Many people have been
locked in the Tower.
Famous prisoners have
included Elizabeth I.
In 1483 King Edward
IV's two sons were
murdered in the so-
called Bloody Tower.
Over two centuries later
the skeletons of two little
boys were found buried
beneath steps in the
White Tower.

10. The Crown Jewels
Today the Tower of London houses the Crown
Jewels and is open to the public as a museum

11. The Crown Jewels

12. The Tower of London
The Tower of London is one of the most
popular of London's historical sites.
It comprises not one, but 20 towers.

13. The Tower of London
It is the oldest building in Great Britain.
Now theTower of London is the historical
site and museum

14. Would you like to learn more about the Tower of London?
– Visit these pages in the Internet
1. Tower of London
2. The Tower of London
3. Tower of London. From Wikipedia, the
free encyclopedia
4. Camelot International > Tower of London
5. Project Britain website. Tower of London
6. The ravens at the Tower of London- the
guardians of the Tower.flv

15. Links
Pictures
• EE 5-5 http://goo.gl/KKpOY
• Clipart http://goo.gl/TfE40
• The Tower of London http://goo.gl/KKpOY
• Tower and Tower Bridge http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Tower_of_london_from_swissre.jpg
• Plan of the Tower of London, 1597 http://goo.gl/nt8OA
• The Tower of London http://goo.gl/UYTpt
• The Tower of London http://i026.radikal.ru/0806/e7/774f400dbc03.jpg
• William the Conqueror http://www.webspinners.org.uk/weddingtoncastle2/william_i.htm
• The White Tower, Tower of London, http://goo.gl/rQrCd
• The White Tower http://goo.gl/xUXkL
• The White Tower http://goo.gl/keZnO
• The above late 15th-century image http://goo.gl/YIf9A
• Elizabeth I http://goo.gl/2JJXM
• The Bloody Tower http://goo.gl/NUwys
• Princes in the Tower http://goo.gl/NqB36
• The ravens http://goo.gl/VaUan
• The ravens http://goo.gl/L7djJ
• London http://goo.gl/fue5M
• The Crown Jewels of England http://goo.gl/3VRHV
• The Crown Jewels of England http://goo.gl/QLh8O
• The Crown Jewels of England http://goo.gl/eJRDt
• The Crown Jewels of England http://goo.gl/E5Tzn
Information
• Tower of London. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_London
• Tower of London. Official Site http://www.hrp.org.uk/TowerOfLondon/
• The Tower of London http://www.castles.me.uk/the-tower-of-london.htm#
• Camelot International: Tower of London http://www.camelotintl.com/tower_site/index.html
Music
• Средневековая музыка Green Sleeves ("Зеленые рукава")http://goo.gl/DWFKa