To show the conquered Anglo-Saxons that he (William) now had supreme power.
the first construction was the White Tower, built by William the Conquerer in 1078
the white tower at the tower of london
The Tower of London, the White Tower, was built by William the Conqueror, in 1078.
The White Tower in the Tower of London is built from Caen Stone, imported from north-west France.
The White Tower in the Tower of London.
The White Tower in the Tower of London.
William the conqueror had the white tower built and employed different people to help under his instruction
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it is William of Normandy not wormandy he built the white tower in the tower of londen and the castle at hastings for two examples
the white tower in London happens to be it :)
In 1078, William the Conqueror built White Tower, which was later finished by his son Rufus.
The Tower of London did not exist in the time of William the Conqueror. After conquering England, William built the White Tower, which is now part of the tower of London. The rest of the Tower of London complex was built by later sovereigns. According to legends, the white tower may have been built on the site of a old roman fortification; which likely would have been in ruins at this point in time. However there is no real evidence for this.