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The episode explores archaeological discoveries related to the medieval past of the Tower of London and the lives of its community.

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

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