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| 1078 | William I the Conqueror |  |
| Tower of London Begins construction of the Tower of London starting with the white Tower |
| 1091 | William II Rufus | |
| Tower of London The White Tower of the Tower of London is completed |
| 1100 | Flambard, Ralph de | |
| 15th Aug Tower of London Arrested by Henry I for extortion, the Tower's 1st recorded prisoner |
| 1101 | Flambard, Ralph de | |
| 2nd Feb Tower of London Escapes from the Tower of London |
| 1130 | Mandeville | |
| Tower of London Appointed Constable of the Tower of London |
| 1141 | Mandeville | |
| June Tower of London Londoners besiege Matilda's ally Geoffrey de Mandeville |
| June Tower of London Matilda is driven out of London due to her arrogance |
| 1141 | Matilda | |
| June Tower of London Londoners besiege Matilda's ally Geoffrey de Mandeville |
| June Tower of London Matilda is driven out of London due to her arrogance |
| 1141 | Stephen | |
| Tower of London Takes refuge in the Tower of London |
| 1161 | Becket, Thomas a | |
| Tower of London Appointed Constable of the Tower of London |
| 1196 | Fitzosbert, William | |
| Tower of London Arrested for protesting against the taxation levied for the rescue of Richard I |
| 1199 | Courcy, John de | |
| Tower of London Arrested during the Irish rebellion |
| 1215 | John | |
| 17th May Tower of London The Tower of London is held by the royalists |
| 1215 | Langton, Stephen | |
| Tower of London Helps capture the Tower of London to secure King John's agreement to the Magna Carter |
| 1226 | Herlisun, John | |
| Tower of London Arrested for the murder of Lambert Leglis |
| 1232 | Burgh, Hubert de | |
| Tower of London Imprisoned by Henry III, charged with treason & stripped of his offices |
| 1235 | Henry III | |
| Tower of London Frederick II sends Henry III 3 leopards, kept in the Tower of London |
| 1261 | Henry III | |
| Tower of London Retreats to the Tower of London |
| 1263 | Henry III | |
| Tower of London Forced to seek refuge in the Tower of London |
| 1264 | Despenser, Hugh | |
| 25th Jan Tower of London Londoners join Despenser who hold the Tower & burn the manor of the King of the Romans |
| 1267 | Clare, Gilbert de | |
| Tower of London Lays siege to the Tower of London |
| 1289 | Hengham, Ralph de | |
| Tower of London Arrested for corruption |
| 1289 | Lithbury, Robert de | |
| Tower of London Arrested for criminal partiality in high office |
| 1305 | Bosgo, Thomas de | |
| Tower of London Arrested for arrempting to steal the crown jewels |
| 1306 | Boys, Thomas Le | |
| 7th Sep Tower of London Beheaded for supporting the Scots |
| 7th Sep Tower of London Death of Thomas Le Boys, executed |
| 1322 | Edward II | |
| Jan Tower of London Leads an army & captures Roger Mortimer & keeps him in the Tower |
| 1322 | Mortimer, Roger | |
| Jan Tower of London Arrested by an army led by Edward II |
| 1323 | Mortimer, Roger | |
| Tower of London Escapes from the Tower of London |
| 1327 | Edward III | |
| Tower of London Held at the Tower of London by Roger de Mortimer |
| 1327 | Mortimer, Roger | |
| Tower of London Keeps Edward III as a prisoner after the murder of Edward II |
| 1330 | Mortimer, Roger | |
| Oct Tower of London Held in the Tower of London |
| 1346 | Edward III | |
| 17th Oct Tower of London Imprisoned in the Tower & ransomed for œ100,00 |
| 1381 | Richard II | |
| 13th June Tower of London Arranges to meet the crowd the next day |
| 13th June Tower of London Takes refuge in the Tower & addresses the crowd in the Green |
| 13th June Tower of London The Peasant's revolt reaches the Tower of London |
| 14th June Tower of London Peasants break into the Tower of London & execute, among others, Simon Sudbury |
| 1381 | Simon of Sudbury | |
| June Tower of London Takes refuge in the Tower of London |
| 1381 | Tyler, Wat | |
| 13th June Tower of London Rebels attack John of Gaunt's palace at the Savoy |
| 13th June Tower of London Richard II seeks refuge in the Tower |
| 1397 | Beauchamp, Thomas de | |
| Tower of London Arrested by Richard II & imprisoned in revenge for his action as a Lord Appellant |
| Tower of London Tried by Richard II, confesses to treachery |
| 1399 | Henry IV | |
| 29th Sep Tower of London Richard II abidicates, Henry IV becomes the 1st Lancastrian monarch |
| 1399 | Richard II | |
| 19th Aug Tower of London Surrenders to Henry Bolingbroke at Flint Castle & is then imprisoned in the Tower |
| 29th Sep Tower of London Abdicates under pressure from the nobles in the Tower of London |
| 29th Sep Tower of London Forced to abdicate by the Earl of Hereford, son of John of Gaunt, who claims the crown |
| 1413 | Henry V | |
| 21st Mar Tower of London Sends James I to the Tower of London |
| 1450 | Pole | |
| 7th Feb Tower of London Arrested & taken to the Tower of London |
| 1450 | Pole, William | |
| 7th Feb Tower of London Arrested & taken to the Tower of London |
| 1453 | Beaufort, Henry | |
| Tower of London Henry V becomes insane & without his protector Somers et is locked up |
| 1454 | Beaufort, Henry | |
| Tower of London Released from the Tower after Henry VI regains his sanity |
| 1455 | Beaufort, Henry | |
| Tower of London Released from the Tower of London by Henry VI |
| 1459 | Harrow, John | |
| July Tower of London Begins pounding the walls of the Tower of London |
| 1459 | Montacute | |
| 3rd July Tower of London Begins to help organixe the details for the siege of the Tower of London |
| 1459 | Wenlock, John | |
| July Tower of London Begins pounding the walls of the Tower of London |
| 3rd July Tower of London Begins to help organixe the details for the siege of the Tower of London |
| 1460 | Henry VI | |
| July Tower of London Warwick besieges London & forces the Lancastrians to retreat to the Tower of London |
| 1460 | Neville Kingmaker, Richard | |
| 3rd July Tower of London Organizes a siege of the Tower of London with the Mayor of the City |
| 1465 | Henry VI | |
| Tower of London Imprisoned in the Tower, Louis XI of France comes to his aid, siding against Edward IV |
| 1471 | Edward IV | |
| Tower of London Henry VI dies in the Tower & Edward reclaims the throne |
| 21st May Tower of London Death of Henry VI, assassinated, Edward reclaims the throne |
| 1471 | Henry VI | |
| Tower of London Imprisoned for a 2nd time in the Tower of London, in the Wakefield Tower |
| 1478 | George of Clarence | |
| 14th Feb Tower of London Death of George of Clarence |
| 14th Feb Tower of London Executed for treason |
| 1483 | Edward V | |
| Tower of London The " Princes in the Tower" are killed by Richard III |
| 1483 | Richard III | |
| Tower of London The " Princes in the Tower" are killed by Richard III |
| 13th June Tower of London Has Morton arrested for treason during a meeting of the Council at the Tower |
| 13th June Tower of London Has Stanley arrested for treason during a meeting of the Council at the Tower |
| 16th June Tower of London Has Edward V's brother Richard Duke of York moved from the sanctuary of Westminster |
| 1483 | Woodville, Elizabeth | |
| Tower of London Death of Richard Duke of York, assasinated, 1 of the 2 "Princes of the Tower" |
| Tower of London Edward V is assasinated by Richard III, 1 of the 2 "Princes of the Tower" |
| Tower of London Richard is assasinated by Richard III, 1 of the 2 "Princes of the Tower" |
| Tower of London The " Princes in the Tower" are killed by Richard III |
| 1485 | Edward of Clarence | |
| Tower of London Kept in the Tower, the last Plantagenet & a threat to Henry VII |
| 1485 | Henry VII | |
| 23rd Aug Tower of London Has the Yorkist heir Edward Earl of Warwick put in the Tower of London |
| 1485 | Howard, Thomas | |
| Tower of London Arrested by Henry VII |
| 20th Aug Tower of London Arrested at Bosworth & kept at the Tower for 3 years by Henry VII |
| 1488 | Howard, Thomas | |
| Tower of London Released from the Tower having obtained a reversal of his & his father's attainder |
| 1497 | Touchet, James | |
| 28th June Tower of London Executed for leading e rebellion in Cornwall |
| 1497 | Warbeck, Perkin | |
| Sep Tower of London Arrested & taken to the Tower after the siege of Exeter |
| 1498 | Warbeck, Perkin | |
| Tower of London Escapes briefly from the Tower of London |
| 15th July Tower of London Pretends to be Edward Earl of Warwick & is arrested |
| 1499 | Edward of Clarence | |
| Tower of London Executed for allegedly conspring with Perkin Warbeck as a 2nd pretender to the throne |
| 1499 | Warbeck, Perkin | |
| 23rd Nov Tower of London The pretender to the throne is hanged in the Tower of London |
| 1499 | Wulfard | |
| Tower of London Death of Ralph Wulfard, executed for treason |
| Tower of London Pretender to the throne, son of Edward IV's brother the Duke of Clarence |
| 1509 | Dudley, Edmund | |
| Tower of London Imprisoned in the Tower of London |
| 25th April Tower of London Empson & Dudley are scapegoats for the extortion of Henry VII's ministers |
| 1509 | Henry VIII | |
| 24th April Tower of London Rides to the Tower with an escort led John de Vere with fears of unrest |
| 25th April Tower of London Empson & Dudley are scapegoats for the extortion of Henry VII's ministers |
| 1510 | Henry VIII | |
| Tower of London Executed for "constructive treason" & preventing the King from removing him from power |
| Tower of London Really executed as a scapegoat for financial irreguarities |
| 1513 | Henry VIII | |
| 4th May Tower of London Edmund de le Pole, supported by France as the "White Rose" pretender |
| 4th May Tower of London Has Edmund de le Pole executed for acting as a mercenary in the French Army |
| 1533 | Henry VIII | |
| Tower of London Mark Smeaton is arrested for adultery with Anne Boleyn |
| Tower of London Thomas Wyatt is arrested for adultery with Anne Boleyn |
| 23rd Nov Tower of London Elizabet Barton, the "Holy Maid of Kent", is arrested for treason |
| 1534 | Barton, Elizabeth | |
| 20th April Tower of London Death of Elizabeth Barton, executed |
| 20th April Tower of London Elizabeth Barton is hanged at Tyburn for heresy |
| 1534 | Bocking, Edward | |
| 20th April Tower of London Edward Bocking is hanged at Tyburn for heresy |
| 1534 | Fisher, John | |
| 21st April Tower of London Sent to the Tower for refusing to take the oath of succession |
| 1534 | Henry VIII | |
| 17th April Tower of London Sir Thomas More is arrested for refusing to take the oath of succession |
| 20th April Tower of London Elizabeth Barton is hanged at Tyburn for heresy, the "Nun of Kent" |
| 21st April Tower of London John Fisher is arrested for refusing to take the oath of succession |
| 1534 | More, Thomas | |
| Tower of London Refuses to swear to Henry VIII's oath of succession |
| 1534 | Wilson, Nicholas | |
| Tower of London Refuses to swear to Henry VIII's oath of succession |
| 1535 | Fisher, John | |
| 17th June Tower of London Found guilty of treason & sentenced to death |
| 22nd June Tower of London Death of John Fisher, executed |
| 22nd June Tower of London Executed for refusing to acknowledge the King as Head of the Church |
| 1535 | Henry VIII | |
| 22nd June Tower of London John Fisher, Bishop of Roches ter, is executed |
| 6th July Tower of London Sir Thomas More is executed |
| 1536 | Boleyn, Anne | |
| 2nd May Tower of London Arrested at the May day jousts in Greenwich & taken to the Tower of London |
| 5th May Tower of London Richard Page is arrested for infidelities with Anne Boleyn |
| 5th May Tower of London Thomas Wyatt is arrested for infidelities with Anne Boleyn |
| 19th May Tower of London Buried in the Chapel of St Peter-ad-Vincula in the Tower, where she remains |
| 1536 | Boleyn, George | |
| 4th May Tower of London George Boleyn is arrested for high treason |
| 1536 | Brereton, William | |
| 4th May Tower of London William Brereton is arrested for high treason |
| 1536 | Henry VIII | |
| Tower of London Found guilty of adultery with Anne Boleyn & condemned to die by beheading |
| Tower of London Lord George Rochford is arrested for adultery with Anne Boleyn, Anne's brother |
| 30th April Tower of London Mark Smeaton is arested for having an affair with Anne Boleyn |
| 1st May Tower of London Henry Norris is arrested for having an affair with Anne Boleyn |
| 2nd May Tower of London Anne Boleyn is imprisoned in the Tower of London |
| 2nd May Tower of London George Boleyn is arrested for high treason |
| 4th May Tower of London Francis Weston is arrested for high treason |
| 4th May Tower of London William Brereton is arrested for high treason |
| 5th May Tower of London Richard Page is arrested for infidelities with Anne Boleyn |
| 5th May Tower of London Thomas Wyatt is arrested for high treason |
| 1536 | Norris, Henry | |
| 1st May Tower of London Henry Norris s is arrested for having an affair with Anne Boleyn |
| 1536 | Page, Richard | |
| 5th May Tower of London Arrested for infidelities with Anne Boleyn |
| 1536 | Smeaton, Mark | |
| 30th April Tower of London Mark Smeaton is arested for having an affair with Anne Boleyn |
| 1536 | Weston, Francis | |
| 4th May Tower of London Francis Weston is arrested for high treason |
| 1536 | Wyatt, Thomas | |
| 5th May Tower of London Arrested for infidelities with Anne |
