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Tower of London : people
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- 1who was the explorer that was held in the Tower? in which year(s) was he held there?Walter Raleigh.
1591 and 1603. - 2who was the archbishop of Canterbury that was held as a prisoner?Simon Sudbury.
- 3Who was the first prisoner of the Tower?Ranulf Flambard.
- 4which wife of Henry VIII was held prisoner and beheaded in the Tower? when did both these things happen?Anne Boleyn.
arrested - 2nd may 1536.
beheaded - 19th may 1536. - 5Who was the Tower's first escapee?Ranulf Flambard.
- 6Who attempted to steal the crown jewels in 1671?Thomas 'Colonel' Blood.
- 7who were the last prisoners to be held in the Tower and in which year did this happen?the Kray twins.
(Ronald and Reggie)
In 1952. - 8who was Hitler's second in command that was held in the Tower for a few days during the war (1952)?Randolf Hess.
- 9how long have the beefeaters (yeoman warders) been guarding the Tower?1485 until present.
- 10which hero of war was constable of the Tower for 26 years during the industrial period?Duke of Wellington.
- 11who was the catholic traitor held and tortured in the Tower during the reign of King James I?Guy Fawkes.
- 12what happened to the Princes in the Tower in 1483?they disappeared, presumed murdered.
- 13who was the architect that began to medievalise the Tower in 1850?Antony Slavin.
- 14name the three queens executed in the Tower and in which years?Anne Boleyn - 1536
Catherine Howard - 1542
Lady Jane Grey - 1554 - 15who imprisoned Elizabeth I and why?her sister Mary I because Elizabeth was a protestant and Mary was a catholic.
- 16Medieval Period =?1066 - 1500.
- 17Early Modern Period =?1500 - 1750.
- 18Industrial period =?1750 - 1900.
- 19Modern =?1900 - present.
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