A Travellerspoint blog  Don't lose your head, it's just the
Tower of London!  sunny 19 °C  "Who comes there?", "The keys.",
"Whose keys?", "Queen Elizabeth's keys.", "Pass Queen
Elizabeth's Keys. All's well.", "God preserve Queen Elizabeth.",
"Amen!" - The ceremony of the keys conducted each night at 10pm
at the Tower of London  Cultural moment  The English were a
brutal group. Not only were they vicious in battle and war but
they were also incredibly thorough and brutal when they felt
they had been wronged. The public and private executions at the
tower were an example of this - often done with no trial, no
evidence and sometimes no guilt! After being beheaded the heads
were then displayed on spikes on the Bridge to discourage any
other wrong doing!! Some unlucky prisoners (such as William
Wallace) were hung, drawn and quartered for their crimes against
the throne - and the removing of the heart was done while the
prisoner was still alive!  Perhaps the best example of the
British thirst for revenge is the st