The London Tower as a knowledge place in the xviith century
La Tour de Londres au xviie siècle, un lieu de savoir
Résumé
The Tower of London is a castle located on the north bank of the river Thames which is the home, since the late middle-ages, of a prison and of several specialized services, such as the Ordnance office or the Royal mint. During the 17th century, the fortress appears to the historian as “a place of knowledge” where various intellectual traditions, as well as the individuals who embodied them, interacted and circulated.
La Tour de Londres, complexe fortifié situé sur la rive nord de la Tamise, abrite depuis la fin du Moyen Âge une prison, mais aussi des services techniques comme l’Artillerie ou la Monnaie. Au xviie siècle, la forteresse constitue un « lieu de savoir » où dialoguent différentes traditions intellectuelles et techniciennes et où circulent les individus qui les portent.