Prisoners

There have been prisoners at the Tower almost since it was built. For nearly 900 years, traitors, kings, queens, saints and sinners have been held here against their will. Read about some of the Tower's most famous prisoners below. Why were they here? What happened to them? Find out now...

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Anne Askew

The Protestant martyr
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Edward V

The English prince
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Guy Fawkes

The tale of Guy Fawkes and his infamous Gunpowder Plot have gone down in history - find out more about the man himself and the fate he suffered.
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Ranulf Flambard

The Bishop of Durham
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Sir Thomas More

Friend and Chancellor of Henry VIII
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