by Olwen Hedley · Pitkin Unichrome Ltd · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780853721536
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«Prisoners in the Tower» is the historical essay by Olwen Hedley, published by Pitkin Unichrome Ltd in paperback (24 pages, in English).
It traces the history of confinement in the Tower of London between the 12th and 20th centuries and lingers on some of its most remembered prisoners: prelates, monarchs and statesmen. Notable among them are Ranulf Flambard, Bishop of Durham and minister of William II, imprisoned in 1100, and Rudolf Hess, Hitler's deputy, held prisoner during the Second World War.
Published in 1972, it is part of Pitkin's Pride of Britain series, a collection of illustrated historical guides.
A read for those interested in British history and in episodes of captivity in the Tower of London.
