TOWER HILL, LONDON - Execution Site | Sir John de Vere | Virtual History Walk

Tower Hill is the location of the infamous Execution site - a prominent hill set high above the Tower of London known as Great Tower Hill

Although most of the executions recorded for Tower Hill were beheadings, this was not the only way of dispatching the condemned that was employed there.

Tower Hill was for a long time a place where public punishments were carried out.

The earliest recorded in 1381 and the final taking place in 1747

Today a memorial has been put in place on the location where the executions took place and its close to the WW2 memorial to Merchant Seamen.

Yhana and I are going to be visiting both of these locations in this video.

Great Tower Hill was used for executions of important people. The approximate location of the scaffold is shown on various old maps and plans of Tower Hill - As shown here in this image.

The manner of execution depended on the status of the victim. Beheading was considered the least brutal method - though didn't always turn out that way with several accounts of botched executions.

Welcome to our new Virtual History Walk of Tower Hill, London

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[FloridaFlipFlops]

Hello from Naples, Florida. We enjoyed the tour and history of Tower Hill. Thank you so much for sharing this part of the world with us. 👍

[AlaskanAmblers]

Stephen, you are a natural story-teller! That was gruesomely fascinating, I can't lie. It's just amazing to think of our history, some so good, and some so bad. It all bears repeating and remembering. If we survive, I wonder what they will think of us in 600 years? The video was so well done, along with the narration, it was simply captivating.

[SlovenianGirlAbroad]

What a great informative video. I love visiting such places with dark history. Lovely video footage and excellent narration! I really enjoyed watching. Thanks for sharing! Greetings from Switzerland!

[wendingourway]

Yikes! Not the hill you would want to take a stroll back in the day...that puts a whole new perspective of "a view to die for"! Sure glad that these times are history, but is good to see just how far we have come...thank goodness! Take great care out there now...Bruce and Otis

[EllySpace]

Very interesting production! Well filmed and shown! Best wishes from Elly 😊

[SAZTravel]

Very interesting production! Well filmed and shown! All the best ! Good luck x

[BoydXplorer]

Excellent video with narratives. Thanks for sharing.

[llewellenwoods]

Horrific times, and such a sombre place to visit. Great video and interesting story too

[JhigzOrtua]

Amazing walk with full of history! Great sharing my friend..

[FamilyOfExplorer]

Great to watch and listen to what you explain about history of Tower hill. Thank you so much

[DesGreene]

Hi Stephen & Yhana! A gruesome bit of history! ...but excellently told👍 All the best & catch you soon!👍😊

[ChaioftheEast]

That was indeed a brutal history. I love places with full of history. I’m in love with your content already. I can learn so many things here. Greetings from Japan 🇯🇵

[goupdate]

Wow！ you are a natural story-teller. Thank you for bringing us the wonderful video. Greetings from Bali, Indonesia

[PinnedonPlaces]

What a cool video, thanks for sharing your virtual walk with us! Very much enjoyed watching :D

[malisstreetfoodguide]

That's very informative friend, thank you so much for sharing I really enjoy watching your video sharing. Have a nice day and stay safe!

[SaltwaterSean]

Whoa, brutal history. This was fascinating to watch, thanks for the history lesson!

[samuelwilson]

Incredibly interesting, even if our history was brutal - it was still a part of our history. I have not been to see this memorial before, but I can imagine it's a little chilling. Especially in regards to the history that can be found there.

[milesawayjourney]

Thanks for sharing this history .very informative vedio.. keep sharing

[VRShanghainese]

Thank you for leading us to some historical buildings in old London👍👍👍💖💖💖Kindness and support, from Shanghai😍💖👍 💖Stay connected 👍

[easycook]

Wow so beautiful place for walk. Thanks my friend for taking us walking in this place.