The Haunted Tower of London

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The nearly 1,000 year old Tower of London has been the site of many executions and subsequent ghost stories. Today we look at some of the most notable haunts in the Towers history.

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[ricknixdorf]

The Tower went from a grand Fortress to a perverted torture and killing complex. How sad. Evil took over. Not surprised that it's the most haunted place in the UK. Great presentation, as always. Thank you all.

[dansparkes]

My uncle Bob was Yeoman Gaoler until his retirement a few years ago and I spent a few nights inside the walls (and my nephew and niece christened in the chapel) and can confirm you can feel the history when the tourists go! My only experience was walking back to his flat from The Keys (Yeoman's club) and seeing a lady in 15th century attire walking across the courtyard. Even when it's completely dead and closed to the public, it feels busy.

[challenger]

Well, if it’s one place that SHOULD be haunted, I’d say this is it 👻! Wow! Thank you soo much for all your hard work in bringing us this video. History at its best. ❤

[GTMemes]

The fate of Lady Jane Grey
Is imo...the saddest royal story I've ever heard

[adriftinglink]

These Halloween like videos make me happy. You have no idea how nice it is to listen to.

[Tuffydipstick]

I used to be in the British army and I went out with guards that guarded the Tower of London. They certainly did see ghosts. One saw Anne Boolean twice.

[AndriaBieberDesigns]

I have a British historian for fun and I got to say this is an excellent video. Your facts are very good. Your storytelling is amazing. I thoroughly enjoyed this.

[snuffpuppy]

Yeah it’s haunted. I saw a ghost in the chapel in the white tower a couple of years ago. It’s quite tiring walking to the top, so I just sat in the (beautiful) chapel, resting for a couple of minutes when I looked up and saw the ghost of a priest walking behind the altar area. Weirdly I was more irritated than scared, as I felt it was the signal to leave, but I was still too tired to go. So I said out loud ‘oh for god’s sake alright then’ and hauled myself up on my feet and walked out of there! When I got to the bottom of the tower again (gift shop that used to be the torture area), I mentioned the ghost to an attendant. She said ‘oh yes, we have a lot of sitings here’, so I think there are probably a lot of sitings in general in the Tower as a whole, that the workers there are aware of/just accept. Excellent video xx

[timberwolf]

This was really interesting. I LOVE the Tower of London, it's my second favourite place, (Rochester Castle, one of my local castles, being my first!), I've been there So many times.
The elm chest Anne Boleyn was found in was actually an old arrow chest.

One of the main reasons Arbella's marriage was severely frowned upon was because of her and her husbands family tree.
When Henry VII married off his eldest daughter Margret Tudor to the Scottish King James IV, in the hope that it would form a lasting alliance between England and Scotland. Henry was not expecting his Scottish SIL to drop dead, leaving his 17 month old son to be crowned King James V. And in turn his daughter, Mary Queen of Scots, became Queen at 6 days old upon her father's death aged 30.
Margret Tudor then remarried to Archibald Douglas, her second husband, and had a daugher with him. She went on to marry the 4th Earl of Lennox. And had Lord Henry Darnley and Charles Stewart, 5th Earl of Lennox.
Henry, Lord Darnley went on to marry Mary Queen of Scots. Both Henry and MQoS had Margret Tudor as a grandmother. Also, as did Henry Stewart's brother Charles. His daughter was Abella Stewart, first cousin to James VI&I. They both shared a great-grandmother, Margaret Tudor, Henry VIII's big sister, and through this had an equal claim to the throne of England.
Then there's her husband, William Seymour, Duke of Somerset.
As you said, he was the great-nephew of Lady Jane Grey. Jane and her sister, Katherine, William Seymour's grandmother, were the granddaughters of Henry VIII's and Margret Tudor's little sister, Mary, Dutchess of Suffolk, aka Mary Tudor, (not to be confused with "Bloody" Mary I). So his grandmother's great-grandfather was King Henry VII. As was James VI&I and Arbella.
So by marrying another noble also with a legitimate claim to the English throne, any children they potentially could have, technically could have had a stronger claim to the throne of England than James VI&I or his children.
Which is why Arbella was supposed to have gotten permission to marry William Seymour from her cousin, the King. As she was already fourth in line to the throne. I doubt James would have given his permission anyway because of who Seymour was.
Which is why, as punishment for going behind his back and to eliminate the threat they posed, they had them arrested and put in the Tower.

For future reference, just so you know, pronunciations of certain names are different in the UK from the US.
You pronounced the name of William Cecil as William See-sill. Whereas the correct UK pronunciation is Cess-sill.
The Duke of Gloucester isn't Gl-ow-ster it's Gloss-ter.
And the Beauchamp Tower is pronounced, weirdly I know, as the Beach-um Tower.

[mrs.g.]

I love ghost stories, and I love your videos. Thank you! BTW - That last tale, with Raleigh's eyeballs rolling around - Whew! I think I'd faint, too!

[dadieseldude]

Thanks for the video. I visited in 2019 and while I didn't have any experiences (broad daylight w/ many other visitors), I loved to read the stories and history.

[shanamoon]

You did a wonderful job with this video. One of my favorites from your channel so far. Thank you and keep up the great work.

[possumbuddy]

I really like your international Curious History stories.

[edithparra]

Amazing haunted history, you should do Hampton court and Windsor castle in the future, they have amazing haunted history too

[joanhoffman]

I visited the Tower many years ago. It’s a fascinating place.

[Knight-of-Sarcasm]

There was a multi-part series on the ToL on Prime that I watched intently. I knew a great deal of things from my own research (almost minored in history at Walsh but didn't submit the paperwork because I didn't think about until past grad! Bad Dee!), but they had historians and all sorts of authenties to go through the items housed in the tower and the history of the tower itself. The series started with a first day of the beefeaters' newest recruit. It's on my bucket list to visit, and yes I want to talk to the ravens. :)

[kgekc]

Fascinating and excellently narrated. I always enjoy your content!

[ryanjordan]

MORE do Edinburgh next many ghastly tales there

[magnetodan]

I visited the Tower almost a year ago, truly amazing with its long history. Due to the large crowds, I couldn't say if I encountered any ghosts or just more tourists.

[gregoryclayton]

Ahhh yes! Thanks John, I love a great ghost story, as well as the history, bring them on! I love your channel, KUDOS! and also, I wish your daughter all the luck in the world on her new channel. signed, Greg the Egg.