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RSS FeedsThe secrets of the royal ravenmaster at the Tower of London
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20 october 2018 23:35:15

 
The secrets of the royal ravenmaster at the Tower of London
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LONDON – There are some weird gigs associated with the British royal household. There’s a keeper of the queen’s stamps. Who knew? There’s a piper to the sovereign and a grand carver and a royal clock winder. And then there’s the ravenmaster, Christopher Skaife, charged with caring for the seven corvids that reside at the Tower of London, the 11th-century walled fortress that today is one of Britain’s most popular tourist sites. ADVERTISEMENTSkip Every tour, every article, every book mentioning the Tower ravens includes the legend about how King Charles II issued a royal decree to protect the ravens forevermore, after being warned that if the birds ever...


 
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