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The rise and fall of Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset
Historian Gareth Russell picks up the tale of a scandal that no one had foreseen when the inoffensive Robert Carr arrived at James VI's court.
The Tower of London and the Second World War
Life at the Tower of London during the Second World War
The execution of Charles I
Killing of a 'treasonous' King
Thomas Cromwell
The life and death of Henry VIII’s 'most faithful servant'
Sir Walter Raleigh
This wild spirit found himself caged at the Tower of London
Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot
Who was the real Guy Fawkes, the man behind the mask?
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Tower Green & Scaffold site
Walk in the footsteps of those condemned to execution at the Tower of London on Tower Green and the Scaffold Site.
- Open
- Tower of London
- Included in palace admission (Members go free)
- Things to see
Torture at the Tower exhibition
Discover stories of the unfortunate prisoners who were tortured within the walls of the Tower of London.
- Open
- Tower of London
- Included in palace admission (Members go free)
- Things to see
Bloody Tower
Explore the stories of the Princes in the Tower and Sir Walter Raleigh in the infamous Bloody Tower.
- Open
- Tower of London
- Included in palace admission (Members go free)
- Things to see
Charles I’s execution site
Walk in the footsteps of the condemned King and stand on the spot of Charles I's execution, just outside Banqueting House.
- Closed
- Banqueting House
- Included in palace admission (Members go free)
- Things to see
Imprisonment at the Tower exhibition
Learn why people ended up as prisoners in the Tower of London, in the very rooms where some of them were held.
- Open
- Tower of London
- Included in palace admission (Members go free)
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The rise and fall of Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset
Historian Gareth Russell picks up the tale of a scandal that no one had foreseen when the inoffensive Robert Carr arrived at James VI's court.