The Tower Treasure House (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 50 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The Tower

Treasure House (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | 50 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The Tower's treasure house was built during the reign of Henry III and has since developed its own peculiar history of employment and attempted theft, the most famous of which was the failed plot of Colonel Thomas Blood in 1671.

Composers

Andy Bush | Dave Gale

Editor

Adrienne Ross

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Updated Aug 14, 2012

Release date

Apr 15, 2004 (United Kingdom)

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Sean Pertwee Narrator Narrator See fewer	Equilibrium (2002)
Queen Elizabeth II Self - The Queen (archive footage) Self - The Queen (archive footage) See fewer	Civilisation (1969)
Prince Philip Self - HRH The Duke of Edinburgh (archive footage) Self - HRH The Duke of Edinburgh (archive footage) See fewer	The Good Life (1975)
Geoffrey Field Self - Governor of the Tower (as Major General Geoffrey Field) Self - Governor of the Tower (as Major General Geoffrey Field) See fewer	Castle Ghosts of England (1995)
Barrie Cook Self - British Museum Self - British Museum See fewer	The Tower (2004)
David Thomas Self - the Crown Jeweller Self - the Crown Jeweller See fewer	The Tower (2004)
Richard Burneth Self - Colonel Blood Researcher Self - Colonel Blood Researcher See fewer	The Tower (2004)
Anna Keay Self - Tower Assistant Curator Self - Tower Assistant Curator See fewer	Buildings That Shaped Britain (2006)
Pat Taylor Self - Teacher, Medeival Tapestry, West Dean College Self - Teacher, Medeival Tapestry, West Dean College See fewer	The Tower (2004)
Dave Houge Self - Medieval Style Moneymaker Self - Medieval Style Moneymaker See fewer	The Tower (2004)
Ian Balfour Self - Diamond Historian (as Lord Balfour) Self - Diamond Historian (as Lord Balfour) See fewer	The Tower (2004)
Joop Asscher Self - Royal Asscher Diamonds Self - Royal Asscher Diamonds See fewer	The Tower (2004)
Alan Campbell Don Self - Dean of Westminster (archive footage) Self - Dean of Westminster (archive footage) See fewer
Geoffrey Francis Fisher Self - Archbishop of Canterbury (archive footage) Self - Archbishop of Canterbury (archive footage) See fewer	The Coronation: What Is the Crown? (1953)
Steve Purbrick Colonel Blood (uncredited) Colonel Blood (uncredited) See fewer	Ironclad (2011)