The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London

This is the book to read if you like ravens, birds in general, English history, memoirs by people who live interesting lives, London or the Tower of London. Skaife makes the ravens sound fascinating, they have strong personalities, each one different, and his job as official Ravenmaster is rather all consuming.
Skaife and his wife and daughter live on the Tower grounds. His title is Yeoman Warder of Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London. The hardcover edition has lots of color photographs.
Legend has it that if all the ravens leave the Tower of London, England will fall. Seven ravens live in the Tower today, and they could fly away so Skaife designs their lives so that they want to stay.
He weaves in a few ghost stories and history. Quite a few famous people were executed there including King Henry VIII's wife, Queen Anne Boleyn.
I enjoyed reading this book, and then found a TV documentary series called The Tower, and Christopher Skaife is in the series, which I also recommend.