Their correct title is Yeoman Warders, but they are often called "Beefeaters".
In full, they are "Yeomen Warders of Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London, and Members of the Sovereign's Body Guard of the Yeoman Guard Extraordinary"
Beefeaters
Beef eatrs
The guards that stand in front of the Tower of London are called Yeoman Warders.
The site that the Tower of London occupies has been a fortress of some sort for at least 2000 years and as such would always have had guards to defend it. Even today there is a small military garrison based in the Tower.
The Crown Jewels are kept in the Tower of London which is guarded by the Beefeaters.
The beefeater guard the tower of England they used to guard the queens crown because in 1636 in llanrwst wales a fisher man found a Perl at the bottom of Llanrwst bridge that is why it is called pont yr Perl it is also called big bridge ,and butter milk bridge!! Yeoman guards.
Their correct name is Yeoman Warders but they are often referred to as Beefeaters.
Answering this question quite a bit. The guards got their names from their parents not long after they were born.
The guards of the Tower of London, known as Beefeaters, derive their name from the term "beef eater," which is believed to reference their historically privileged diet that included beef. This association with meat consumption may have originated from the fact that they were granted rations of beef as part of their salary. The name has since become a symbol of their role as ceremonial guardians of the Tower. Today, Beefeaters also serve as tour guides, sharing the rich history of the Tower with visitors.
The guard tower, usually
It isn't. There are several towers within the Tower of London and the White Tower is just one of them, albeit the biggest.
Beefeaters. Nobody is sure why. Some think it was because they were fed from the king's table in the middle ages, so they would be strong and healthy.