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The Yeomen Warders of His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London, and Members of the Sovereign's Body Guard of the Yeoman Guard Extraordinary, popularly known as the Beefeaters, are ceremonial guardians of the Tower of London.
Commonly known as Beefeaters, the elaborately uniformed Yeomen were introduced in 1485 by Henry VII to help guard the Tower – then a cobbled complex where not only prisoners and princes, but...
7 Ιαν 2019 · What does a Beefeater do? Back in Tudor times they used to guard prisoners in the Tower of London and protect the famous Crown Jewels. Nowadays, Beefeaters are used as tour guides and...
Yeoman Warders (nicknamed 'Beefeaters') have guarded the Tower of London for more than 500 years. They trace their origins back to 1485, when Henry VII founded the Yeoman of the Guard.
Nicknamed ‘Beefeaters’, the Yeoman Body of 32 men and women are all drawn from the Armed Forces.
27 Οκτ 2017 · Their origins were associated with English history: in the Norman Conquest of England, the Wars of the Roses, and in the decisions made by Henry VIII about the royal residence and bodyguard. But the Beefeaters were not exclusively English, either as a national symbol or in their membership.
18 Μαΐ 2018 · beefeater a Yeoman Warder or Yeoman of the Guard in the Tower of London. The word is recorded from the early 17th century, originally as a derogatory term for a well-fed servant: the current sense dates from the late 17th century.
