Tower Hill - London's BRUTAL Execution Site

During the Tudor period and the Medieval times, the Tower of London gained a brutal reputation for cruelty, suffering and punishment. Much of this is due to the torture that occured at the Tower, however just outside the walls of the famous fortress, there was a site which was even more Bloody.

Tower Hill which is a short walk from the Tower of London was where hundreds of victims and prisoners would be executed during the Tudor period. Most of the condemned here were beheaded, but other types of execution did occur here. Some of the most famous victims of King Henry VIII met their end here such as Sir Thomas More, or Bishop John Fisher. Thomas Cromwell would also be executed here, one of Henry's closest friends and advisors.

There was a scaffold at Tower Hill for these events and the executions that took place here were public spectacles, and the intention of these events was to put the public off dissenting. Often the heads of the victims were then impaled on spikes over London Bridge to continue this deterrence. So join us today as we look at Tower Hill, London's BRUTAL Execution Site.

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[HeardFromMeFirst]

Thank you...I'm a Londoner born and bred, of 66 years..still learning about my "Towns" long and extensive history, which goes back to Sabre Tooth Tigers found under Trafalgar Square.

[elizabethspedding]

These lessons are great. If the online lessons are as good as yours, then the children's education will not suffer.

[hashtag]

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[DruinStLouis]

I've always wondered where Tower Hill is located, but never took time to look it up. Thank you so much for dedicating your video to this fascinating history.

[explosiverex]

Nice little surprise to turn youtube on and this is first in line for a binge!

[pinkpoodlepaloma]

A place of misery. Why do I find myself drawn to this channel?

[marklivingstone]

Accepting what happened there, Tower Hill was almost gentile in how the process was carried out. Contrast it to places like Tyburn or Smithfield or several other locations

[cherrytraveller]

I researched this area over and over again. When we arrived I made a bee line straight for that location. Took a bit but I found it. It took 24 hours on a plane to get to London so I felt like I needed to make sure I knew exactly where the spot was before I got there so then I didn't walk around like a crazy person. It may have been a place of misery but it was also a place of fascination as well as a place of much happiness. So much history there and is still there now

[julieelcock]

I used to eat my lunch on the bench next to the plaque on Tower Hill when I worked up there in the 70s. Good times, but not for the poor souls who died there.

[Annie-iqhd]

Lord Lovat was one of my ancestors. We’re really proud of him. Cheers from Tasmania.

[karengilliland]

Torture, beheadings, hung, drawn and quartered, being burnt to death, but people nowadays think lethal injections are cruel and unusual punishment. They should watch some of these videos.

[ruobe]

i think i saw connor mcloud on that bridge .

[alfaasen]

It is strange what youtube vids can do, your channel has inspired me to study history, with a focus on crime, torture and executions. Thanks alot :)

[francisebbecke]

Why would anybody work in government back then?

[Xscapeplan]

Any recorded hauntings in that area? i wonder?

[astronaud]

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[PenDragonsPig]

The Duke of Monmouth’s executioner has his sword over the correct shoulder for the side he is standing on but standing on that side would have produced a very sloppy swing and cut with his left hand running out of places to go. He could do it from there but a better strike could be had standing on the other side. On staying on the original side it might have worked out better to go left handed. Or the artist might have fudged it.

[SKF]

Interesting. Good to show aeriel perspective. Bloodier, not more bloody.