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| What does the site tell us about life, values and attitudes during the Medieval period? | Dangerous, time of conflict/war. Monarchy = powerful + wealthy. Want to project wealth and power. Tells us it's a religious time as chapel in Wakefield Tower (Henry III)
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| What does the site tell us about life, values and attitudes during the Early Modern period? | More relaxed monarchy - safer times. Monarchs more concerned about comfort than safety (Hampton Court Palace). No new defences built. Prison reflects religious problems - Henry VIII's changes to church
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| What does the site tell us about life, values and attitudes during the Industrial period? | Rise in tourism (medievalisation - Anthony Salvin). Industrial revolution = more wealth, free time, access to transport, interest in past. Barracks, reflects big empire, need for big army
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| What does the site tell us about life, values and attitudes during the Modern period? | Tourism reflects greater wealth and free time, for majority of people. Benefits (Welfare State) for poor. Foreign visitors reflects improved transport. Education - importance of History as a subject (not just in school). Conservation, UNSECO 1988.
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| Whats the most important feature of the T of L? | White Tower. Original, most important then and now. UNESCO "Best surviving Norman Tower in Europe". Symbol of last successful invasion of England
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| What about the curtain walls (Hen III + Ed I)? | Shows development of tower - adds to 'story' of the Tower, no other complete examples of Norman/Medieval concentric castle. London, capital city, helps define English history. A symbol of the nation
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| What about medievalisation? | By Salvin -Turning point from practical use to tourist site
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| What was the Industrial attitude to looking after the tower? | Medievalisation, rebuilding parts of castle to make it look original. Lose changes made by tower, corrupting the 'story' of the tower. Makes it look nice, attracting tourists
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| What was the Modern attitude to looking after the tower? | Opposite of Industrial. Preserve, don't replace. Keep Tower 'warts and all', to undersrand the story and development of the tower
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