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 The Tower of London is situated in the east of the city, it is the oldest palace, fortress and prison in Europe and was created by William the conqueror in 1078.

Throughout the years many kings enlarged it building walls and small towers. The first buildings were the White Tower and its Norman Chapel, which is the oldest Church in London.

In the White Tower, medieval kings used to live with their families. It has been the site of murders, marriages, uproars, museums, and zoos.

The Tower of London was also an execution site, and it’s said to be full of ghosts of the victims who lost their head on its scaffold.

Read on to learn about some of the ghosts that have haunted the Tower for years!

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3. Bloody Tower10. Chapel Royal of St. Peter ad Vincula

28. Queen's House29. Salt Tower30. Scaffold Site33. Tower Green43. White Tower

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Henry VIII´s second wife, Anne Boleyn Henry VIII´s second wife, Anne Boleyn was executed in Tower Green after was executed in Tower Green after being a prisoner in 1536.being a prisoner in 1536.

Many people have seen Anne´s ghost Many people have seen Anne´s ghost since her death. A little girl saw the since her death. A little girl saw the whole execution in Tower Green. whole execution in Tower Green. Sometimes she appears with her head, Sometimes she appears with her head, sometimes without it, carrying her sometimes without it, carrying her head under her arm. head under her arm.

People see her in the Chapel Royal People see her in the Chapel Royal situated in the White Tower, situated in the White Tower, sometimes she is looking out of the sometimes she is looking out of the window in the same tower and window in the same tower and sometimes she is walking on Tower sometimes she is walking on Tower Green or Bloody Tower. Green or Bloody Tower.

Anne has also been seen in a procession Anne has also been seen in a procession at the chapel with a group of people at the chapel with a group of people and she appears in the King´s house.and she appears in the King´s house.

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Sir Walter (1552-1618) was an Sir Walter (1552-1618) was an explorer and a favourite of explorer and a favourite of Queen Elizabeth, but she died Queen Elizabeth, but she died in 1903. The new king, James in 1903. The new king, James I, did not like Raleigh and sent I, did not like Raleigh and sent him to the Tower as a prisoner. him to the Tower as a prisoner.

In the evening he used to walk In the evening he used to walk from his rooms in the Bloody from his rooms in the Bloody Tower to the Lieutenant´s Tower to the Lieutenant´s house. It is said that some house. It is said that some nights you can see a dark nights you can see a dark figure on “Raleigh´s walk”, figure on “Raleigh´s walk”, between the Bloody Tower and between the Bloody Tower and the Lieutenant´sthe Lieutenant´s house.house.

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She was Henry VIII´s fifth wife. He She was Henry VIII´s fifth wife. He adored her, but she was adored her, but she was unfaithful to him. unfaithful to him.

Henry ordered an investigation Henry ordered an investigation and found that not only had and found that not only had Catherine been flirting behind Catherine been flirting behind his back it was also said that she his back it was also said that she had been promiscuously had been promiscuously unchased before he married her.unchased before he married her.

On 13th February 1542 she was On 13th February 1542 she was beheaded on Tower Green with beheaded on Tower Green with Lady Jane Rachford, who had Lady Jane Rachford, who had been party to Catherine´s been party to Catherine´s infidelity. infidelity.

Her ghost has been seen at the Her ghost has been seen at the Tower on the anniversaryTower on the anniversary of this of this event.event.

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She didn´t want to be queen, but it was because of She didn´t want to be queen, but it was because of her father and father in law´s ambition that her father and father in law´s ambition that Edward VI transferred the rights of his sisters Edward VI transferred the rights of his sisters (Mary and Elizabeth) to her when she was only (Mary and Elizabeth) to her when she was only sixteen years old. sixteen years old.

After nine days, her father, Henry Duke of Suffolk, After nine days, her father, Henry Duke of Suffolk, told her she was no longer queen, she was told her she was no longer queen, she was imprisoned and beheaded after watching her imprisoned and beheaded after watching her husband´s decapitated body. husband´s decapitated body.

She is said to appear on the anniversary of her death She is said to appear on the anniversary of her death on 12th February, 1554. She has been seen on the on 12th February, 1554. She has been seen on the Salts Tower.Salts Tower.

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Edward V became king of England Edward V became king of England in 1483 when he was only in 1483 when he was only twelve years old. His brother twelve years old. His brother was only ten. Their father was was only ten. Their father was dead, but they had an uncle, dead, but they had an uncle, Richard. He was very bad and Richard. He was very bad and he wanted to be king himself. he wanted to be king himself. So, he killed both princes. He So, he killed both princes. He did not kill them himself but he did not kill them himself but he paid another man to kill them.paid another man to kill them.

They were seen as ghosts at the They were seen as ghosts at the bottom of the staircase of the bottom of the staircase of the Bloody Tower. They were Bloody Tower. They were wearing night-clothes and the wearing night-clothes and the older boy was holding the little older boy was holding the little one´s hands.one´s hands.