It also began to travel less with the King's Court, and, significantly, began to put down roots outside the Tower in the City of London (its staff necessarily had regular dealings with the City's merchants). This was in part due to lack of space: the Tower was becoming a specialist store and manufacturing base for arms and armour (responsibility for which soon devolved upon a new branch, the Privy Wardrobe – see below).
The institution began to travel less with the King's Court, and, significantly, established itself outside the Tower in the City of London (its staff had regular dealings with the City's merchants). This was partly due to a lack of space: the Tower was becoming a specialized store and manufacturing base for weapons and armor (responsibility for which soon devolved upon a new branch, the Privy Wardrobe – see below).