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Tower of London visit described in Dixon Sun letters
Miss Avis Paine describes a Tower of London tour with awe at the fortress walls the Beauchamp and Bloody Towers and the royal regalia including Victoria's crown and the coronets. She notes private inscriptions in Beauchamp Tower the swift portcullis and the shock of historical executions and cruelty while contrasting with Italian scenery and her European travel impressions.
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Avis Paine
Our
Europe
Dixon
Tower of London
W. W. Wynn
Viareggio
Italy
Republic
Victorix
Mary II
Edward
Prince of Wales
Charles II
Maximillian
Henry VIII
Gen
Wolfe
Quebec
Duke of Wellington
Anne Boloyne
Lady Jane Gray
Katherine Howard
Beauchamp Tower
Goaler
Jane Gray
Christ
Arundel
Dudley
Walter Raleigh
Cranmer
Ridley