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  • 02/03/2024
Legend has it that should the ravens ever depart the tower, catastrophe will befall the kingdom. To prevent this, King Charles II decreed that six ravens must always reside within the tower's walls.
Transcript
00:00 [Music]
00:22 The legend of the ravens here at the tower states quite clearly if the ravens leave the tower
00:27 a disaster will befall the monarch and the kingdom will fall.
00:32 [Music]
00:44 I take responsibility very seriously and now that I'm raven master
00:48 to have that extra responsibility on my shoulders, yeah.
00:50 We don't know if it's true or not because we've never let the number drop below six
00:54 and it's not going to happen while I'm here.
00:56 [Music]
01:02 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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