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Crow

Tower of London, London

Here is a famous crow of Henry, the eighth. This king of England was famous for his cruelty.
He had four wives, and the second one, the poor queen was charged with adultery,
and her husband had her head cut off in the Tower of London.

But this king loved crows. It is said that one of his wise men told him, as long as the crows
in his castle still stayed, his country and his throne would stay secure.
And his power would leave with the crows, if they left the castle.
The king treated the crows as guests, they got enough nourishment from the dead bodies of the
people executed in the castle. And they stayed, until today.

Background is the Tower Bridge of London.


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Guest 05-Jan-2007 13:56
the historical narrative makes the picture even more interesting.