![]() ![]() (And the Beefeaters and their families really do live inside the castle. Skaife is the perfect guide to this small but prestigious world of people who live within the grounds of the Tower of London. the Beefeaters*) would look after the ravens, but it was put under the responsibilities of the quartermaster (or similar).Īnd it’s the little (and surprising) tidbits that really drew me into this read. ![]() People have only been given the title since the late 1960’s – before that, staff (i.e. It was close to perfect for me and reminded me of just sitting down to a cup of tea with this charming author.īeing a ravenmaster (or person in charge of the ravens at the Tower) is quite a new job title, despite the long history of the location. Having heard a mention of this book on NPR, I happened to come across it in the New Books section at the library, and immediately picked it up to check out and read. ![]()
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