United Trinity

Di dalam asosiasi sepak bola Inggris, kita mengenal istilah United Trinity atau Holy Trinity yang merujuk
kepada trio Manchester United yaitu George Best, Denis Law dan SirBobby Charlton, yang membantu United
menjadi tim klub Inggris pertama yang memenangkan Liga Champions pada tahun 1968.

Charlton [1] adalah anggota Busby Babes, sekelompok pemain muda berbakat dari akademi klub tersebut
dibawa oleh manajer Legendaris Matt Busby dan asistennya Jimmy Murphy, serta pencari bakat klub Joe
Armstrong, yang menemukan Charlton pada tahun 1953, dan Best pada tahun 1961. Denis Law tiba di klub
tersebut dari tim Italia Torino dengan memecahkan rekor klub £ 115.000 pada tahun 1962, setelah sebelumnya
bermain untuk Huddersfield Town dan rival sekota Manchester City.

Charlton melakukan debutnya pada tanggal 6 Oktober 1956, mencetak dua gol dalam kemenangan 4-2
melawan Charlton Athletic. Law melakukan debutnya pada 18 Agustus 1962, mencetak gol dalam 2-2 dengan
West Bromwich Albion.[2] Best membuat debut melawan West Bromwich Albion pada tanggal 14 September
1963,[3][4] Pada tanggal 18 Januari 1964 ketika ketiganya tampil dalam starting line up yang sama; kemenangan
4-1 di mana semua tiga mencetak gol, dengan Law mencetak dua gol.[5]

Pada tahun-tahun berikutnya, berbagai trio telah dijuluki sebagai trinitas baru, termasuk lulusan akademi dan
pemain yang hanya membela satu klub sepanjang kariernya Ryan Giggs-Paul Scholes-Gary Neville, yang
bermain di tim senior antara 1992 dan 2011, [6] Cristiano Ronaldo-Wayne Rooney -Carlos Tevez, yang
bermain bersama di United antara 2007 dan 2009, dan memenangi trofi Liga Champions[7] dan Wayne
Rooney-Robin van Persie-Juan Mata, yang telah bermain bersama sejak Mata menandatangani kontrak untuk
United pada Januari 2014 sampai kepindahan Van Persie pada bulan Juli 2015.[8][9]
Untuk saat ini Manchester United memiliki trio masa depan yang sangat menjanjikan pada diri Marcus
Rashford - Romelu Lukaku - Anthony Martial.
Tower of London
The Tower of London, officially Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a
historic castle located on the north bank of the River Thames in central London. It lies within the London
Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the square mile of the City of London by the
open space known as Tower Hill. It was founded towards the end of 1066 as part of the Norman Conquest of
England. The White Tower, which gives the entire castle its name, was built by William the Conqueror in
1078 and was a resented symbol of oppression, inflicted upon London by the new ruling elite. The castle was
used as a prison from 1100 (Ranulf Flambard) until 1952 (Kray twins),[3] although that was not its primary
purpose. A grand palace early in its history, it served as a royal residence. As a whole, the Tower is a complex
of several buildings set within two concentric rings of defensive walls and a moat. There were several phases
of expansion, mainly under Kings Richard I, Henry III, and Edward I in the 12th and 13th centuries. The
general layout established by the late 13th century remains despite later activity on the site.
The Tower of London has played a prominent role in English history. It was besieged several times, and
controlling it has been important to controlling the country. The Tower has served variously as an armoury,
a treasury, a menagerie, the home of the Royal Mint, a public record office, and the home of the Crown Jewels
of England. From the early 14th century until the reign of Charles II, a procession would be led from the
Tower to Westminster Abbey on the coronation of a monarch. In the absence of the monarch, the Constable of
the Tower is in charge of the castle. This was a powerful and trusted position in the medieval period. In the late
15th century, the castle was the prison of the Princes in the Tower. Under the Tudors, the Tower became used
less as a royal residence, and despite attempts to refortify and repair the castle, its defences lagged behind
developments to deal with artillery.
The peak period of the castle's use as a prison was the 16th and 17th centuries, when many figures who had
fallen into disgrace, such as Elizabeth I before she became queen, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Elizabeth
Throckmorton, were held within its walls. This use has led to the phrase "sent to the Tower". Despite its
enduring reputation as a place of torture and death, popularised by 16th-century religious propagandists and
19th-century writers, only seven people were executed within the Tower before the World Wars of the 20th
century. Executions were more commonly held on the notorious Tower Hill to the north of the castle, with 112
occurring there over a 400-year period. In the latter half of the 19th century, institutions such as the Royal Mint
moved out of the castle to other locations, leaving many buildings empty. Anthony Salvin and John
Taylor took the opportunity to restore the Tower to what was felt to be its medieval appearance, clearing out
many of the vacant post-medieval structures. In the First and Second World Wars, the Tower was again used
as a prison and witnessed the executions of 12 men for espionage. After the Second World War, damage
caused during the Blitz was repaired, and the castle reopened to the public. Today, the Tower of London is one
of the country's most popular tourist attractions. Under the ceremonial charge of the Constable of the Tower,
and operated by the Resident Governor of the Tower of London and Keeper of the Jewel House, the property is
cared for by the charity Historic Royal Palaces and is protected as a World Heritage Site.
City of London
One of the City's best-loved attractions, The Monument offers panoramic views over London. Climb the 311
steps to the balcony at the top you are rewarded with breath-taking views of the City, as well as a certificate of
achievement.
Built to commemorate the Great Fire which devastated the City of London in 1666, The Monument was
designed by Sir Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke and constructed with Portland stone in 1671-7. The
simple Doric column is topped by a flaming urn of copper gilded with two layers of gold leaf to symbolize the
Great Fire.
The Monument to the Great Fire of London, more commonly known simply as the Monument, is
a Doric column in London, United Kingdom, situated near the northern end of London Bridge.
Commemorating the Great Fire of London, it stands at the junction of Monument Street and Fish Street Hill,
202 feet (62 m) in height and 202 feet west of the spot in Pudding Lane where the Great Fire started on 2
September 1666. Constructed between 1671 and 1677, it was built on the site of St. Margaret's, Fish Street, the
first church to be destroyed by the Great Fire. It is Grade I listedand is a scheduled monument.[1] Another
monument, the Golden Boy of Pye Corner, marks the point near Smithfield where the fire was stopped.
The Monument comprises a fluted Doric column built of Portland stone topped with a gilded urn of fire. It was
designed by Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke. Its height marks its distance from the site of the shop
of Thomas Farriner (or Farynor), the king's baker, where the blaze began.
The viewing platform near the top of the Monument is reached by a narrow winding staircase of 311 steps. A
mesh cage was added in the mid-19th century to prevent people jumping to the ground, after six people had
committed suicide there between 1788 and 1842.
Three sides of the base carry inscriptions in Latin. The one on the south side describes actions taken by King
Charles II following the fire. The inscription on the east side describes how the Monument was started and
brought to perfection, and under which mayors. Inscriptions on the north side describe how the fire started,
how much damage it caused, and how it was eventually extinguished.[2] The Latin words "Sed Furor Papisticus
Qui Tamdiu Patravit Nondum Restingvitur" (but Popish frenzy, which wrought such horrors, is not yet
quenched) were added to the end of the inscription on the orders of the Court of Aldermen in 1681 during the
foment of the Popish Plot.[3] Text on the east side originally falsely blamed Roman Catholics for the fire
("burning of this protestant city, begun and carried on by the treachery and malice of the popish faction"),
which prompted Alexander Pope (himself a Catholic) to say of the area:
Where London's column, pointing at the skies,
Like a tall bully, lifts the head, and lies.
– Moral Essays, Epistle iii. line 339 (1733–1734).
The words blaming Catholics were chiselled out with Catholic Emancipation in 1830.[4]
The west side of the base displays a sculpture, by Caius Gabriel Cibber, in alto and bas relief, of the
destruction of the City; with Charles II and his brother, James, the Duke of York (later King James II),
surrounded by liberty, architecture, and science, giving directions for its restoration.[2]
It gives its name to the nearby London Underground station, Monument.