# Strange Tower name in York
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-tower-name-in-york/206670
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [October 10, 2003, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-tower-name-in-york/206670 "2003-10-10T13:38:41Z")
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### Author:  [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2003, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-tower-name-in-york/206670/1 "2003-10-10T13:38:41Z")
Whilst walking the city walls in York recently i came across an unusually named tower. It was called Bitchdaughter’s Tower. I am now aflame with curiosity to find the story behind this name, but have so far drawn a blank.
Does anybody know the history behind this name?
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### Author:  [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2003, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-tower-name-in-york/206670/2 "2003-10-12T19:19:40Z")
Apparently not.
I Googled it and only one hit came up. It’s a personal website with captioned photos and part of one caption is "This tower we are standing on was called the Bitchdaughter’s tower - but they are not sure why. "
Here’s a link:
[http://amath.colorado.edu/student/matthewt/Images/Life/England02/](http://amath.colorado.edu/student/matthewt/Images/Life/England02/)
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### Author:  [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2003, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-tower-name-in-york/206670/3 "2003-10-12T19:43:00Z")
There’s also a .pdf that shows up if you search a little differently, but no explanation.