Some of the most important objects in the Royal Armouries collection are showcased within the White Tower, the central keep at the heart of the Tower of London, built by William the Conqueror in the 11th century.

The Royal Armouries can trace its history back 700 years in the Tower of London. In July 1323, John Fleet was appointed as 'keeper of the part of the king's wardrobe in the Tower of London'.

This marked a key development of the Privy Wardrobe, and the Tower of London into a place of manufacture and storage of arms, armour, and artillery.

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