Showing on PBS: Secrets of the Tower of London. The Beefeaters, the Yeoman Warders of the Tower of London admits women into its ranks now. Did I see one the last time I was there? Maybe I did, and that was in the 90s. iirc from the program, those who have served in the British military for 22 years can apply to be a Yeoman Warder. Does such a program, along with the historical site which it features, appeal not only to Briton's love of the monarchy, and their attachment to the institution, but also to a nostalgia for the British national and imperial past and what remains of it?

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