The Tower went from a grand Fortress to a perverted torture and killing complex. How sad. Evil took over. Not surprised that it's the most haunted place in the UK. Great presentation, as always. Thank you all.
Well, if it’s one place that SHOULD be haunted, I’d say this is it 👻! Wow! Thank you soo much for all your hard work in bringing us this video. History at its best. ❤
My uncle Bob was Yeoman Gaoler until his retirement a few years ago and I spent a few nights inside the walls (and my nephew and niece christened in the chapel) and can confirm you can feel the history when the tourists go! My only experience was walking back to his flat from The Keys (Yeoman's club) and seeing a lady in 15th century attire walking across the courtyard. Even when it's completely dead and closed to the public, it feels busy.
Wow. It must be amazing to get to be there when there is no tourist. I have not been lucky enough to visit there yet but am hoping to do so eithin the next 6 months
Yeah it’s haunted. I saw a ghost in the chapel in the white tower a couple of years ago. It’s quite tiring walking to the top, so I just sat in the (beautiful) chapel, resting for a couple of minutes when I looked up and saw the ghost of a priest walking behind the altar area. Weirdly I was more irritated than scared, as I felt it was the signal to leave, but I was still too tired to go. So I said out loud ‘oh for god’s sake alright then’ and hauled myself up on my feet and walked out of there! When I got to the bottom of the tower again (gift shop that used to be the torture area), I mentioned the ghost to an attendant. She said ‘oh yes, we have a lot of sitings here’, so I think there are probably a lot of sitings in general in the Tower as a whole, that the workers there are aware of/just accept. Excellent video xx
I have a British historian for fun and I got to say this is an excellent video. Your facts are very good. Your storytelling is amazing. I thoroughly enjoyed this.
I used to be in the British army and I went out with guards that guarded the Tower of London. They certainly did see ghosts. One saw Anne Boolean twice.
Thanks for the video. I visited in 2019 and while I didn't have any experiences (broad daylight w/ many other visitors), I loved to read the stories and history.
This was really interesting. I LOVE the Tower of London, it's my second favourite place, (Rochester Castle, one of my local castles, being my first!), I've been there So many times. The elm chest Anne Boleyn was found in was actually an old arrow chest. One of the main reasons Arbella's marriage was severely frowned upon was because of her and her husbands family tree. When Henry VII married off his eldest daughter Margret Tudor to the Scottish King James IV, in the hope that it would form a lasting alliance between England and Scotland. Henry was not expecting his Scottish SIL to drop dead, leaving his 17 month old son to be crowned King James V. And in turn his daughter, Mary Queen of Scots, became Queen at 6 days old upon her father's death aged 30. Margret Tudor then remarried to Archibald Douglas, her second husband, and had a daugher with him. She went on to marry the 4th Earl of Lennox. And had Lord Henry Darnley and Charles Stewart, 5th Earl of Lennox. Henry, Lord Darnley went on to marry Mary Queen of Scots. Both Henry and MQoS had Margret Tudor as a grandmother. Also, as did Henry Stewart's brother Charles. His daughter was Abella Stewart, first cousin to James VI&I. They both shared a great-grandmother, Margaret Tudor, Henry VIII's big sister, and through this had an equal claim to the throne of England. Then there's her husband, William Seymour, Duke of Somerset. As you said, he was the great-nephew of Lady Jane Grey. Jane and her sister, Katherine, William Seymour's grandmother, were the granddaughters of Henry VIII's and Margret Tudor's little sister, Mary, Dutchess of Suffolk, aka Mary Tudor, (not to be confused with "Bloody" Mary I). So his grandmother's great-grandfather was King Henry VII. As was James VI&I and Arbella. So by marrying another noble also with a legitimate claim to the English throne, any children they potentially could have, technically could have had a stronger claim to the throne of England than James VI&I or his children. Which is why Arbella was supposed to have gotten permission to marry William Seymour from her cousin, the King. As she was already fourth in line to the throne. I doubt James would have given his permission anyway because of who Seymour was. Which is why, as punishment for going behind his back and to eliminate the threat they posed, they had them arrested and put in the Tower. For future reference, just so you know, pronunciations of certain names are different in the UK from the US. You pronounced the name of William Cecil as William See-sill. Whereas the correct UK pronunciation is Cess-sill. The Duke of Gloucester isn't Gl-ow-ster it's Gloss-ter. And the Beauchamp Tower is pronounced, weirdly I know, as the Beach-um Tower.
This was a wonderful video. Such interesting and gory history. NO one tells a story better than you. I would love to hear you to voice a book on tape. Preferably a mystery!!! Anxiously waiting for the next video.
There was a multi-part series on the ToL on Prime that I watched intently. I knew a great deal of things from my own research (almost minored in history at Walsh but didn't submit the paperwork because I didn't think about until past grad! Bad Dee!), but they had historians and all sorts of authenties to go through the items housed in the tower and the history of the tower itself. The series started with a first day of the beefeaters' newest recruit. It's on my bucket list to visit, and yes I want to talk to the ravens. :)
I LOVE England and its history! If I lived there I would be out with a metal detector digging ALL the time! Love your channel! Patricia Gambino Harrington
Ahhh yes! Thanks John, I love a great ghost story, as well as the history, bring them on! I love your channel, KUDOS! and also, I wish your daughter all the luck in the world on her new channel. signed, Greg the Egg.
As a believer in ghosts, I found this incredibly interesting. Thanks for uploading, have subbed, and have done with your sister crime channel. Thanks for uploading.
I have heard that Katherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII and second he had beheaded, also haunts the Tower. It’s said that she can be seen running, screaming, through the hallways.
V for Vendetta has NOTHING to do with the gunpowder plot. It's set in a dystopian future and simply co-opts the rebellious iconography of Guy Fawkes. It does mention the Gunpowder plot, including the rhyme that is often chanted on Bonfire night, and if you're not from the UK, that is probably the first time you've heard about it, but that's not what the movie is about.
The de la Pole family wasn’t related to the Pole family and who were prominent leading up to the Wars of The Roses as the Earls then Dukes of Suffolk. Margaret Pole was married to Sir Richard Pole who’s ancestors came from Wales and was a distant cousin to Henry Tudor (Henry VII). As a matter of interest the de la Poles we’re the last claimants to the Plantagenet crown as was Margaret Pole being the daughter of George Duke of Clarence brother of Edward IV and was executed with most of her family as a result.
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I've been to the Tower of London twice. The first time was uneventful. During my second visit (while on a walkway) I had a feeling of something patently unpleasant nearby. It felt awful. I doubt I would want another visit to the place.
Ahhhh, yes my ancestor Sir William Wade caught Fawkes himself with the gunpowder. Sir William Wade was an advisor to Elizebeth I, and ruled the Tower of London for a time. He was feared by many people as he was known for hunting down Catholics. It was a different time, I’m not saying what he did was right. He hurt many people, tortured prisoners, and killed them. He personally tortured Fawkes, but Fawkes jumped off the platform and hung himself before he could be tortured further.
Although tower green is where the memorial for executed prisoners is. Very few of the executions actually took place on that spot. For example the scaffold site for Anne Boleyn was on the land between the white tower, and the Waterloo barracks. While Lady Jane Grey’s scaffold was against the white tower.
No, it wasn't her fault. The blame lies fully with her Father-in Law, the Duke of Northumberland, who was the 15 yr old King's regent. When it was clear that Edward VI was dying, and therefore with his death, he would lose his power, position and control to the new monach, Mary. He persuaded Edward to change the line of succession because he had made a political move with Jane's family, knowing that the only Protestant heirs were either Elizabeth, who had previously been declared illegitimate, or the granddaughters of Henry VIII younger sister, Mary, Dutchess of Suffolk. So in a time where marriages weren't made for love, but alliances, and position, Northumberland had married off his youngest son Guilford Dudley to Jane Grey, the great-granddaughter of Henry VII, on her mothers side, and Thomas Grey, eldest son and half uncle to Henry VIII on her father's side. In the belief that, as at the time, that ALL married women must do as their husbands say, Jane, who herself was only 15/16, even as queen, would dutifully do what her husband says, and he, as her FIL, and adviser, would be the one telling his 16/17 yr old son what to say and do, if she wouldn't listen to him. Making Jane a puppet, allowing him to maintain control of the country. In effect, the man with all the power. From all accounts, when Mary came to the throne, understandably, she was a little ticked off with her cousin taking her throne. But she also understood that Jane was a pawn, and as women, even royal and noble women, had little choice but to do the bidding of their fathers, brothers, or husbands. So she was a little reluctant to have Jane executed. It was only in a last-ditch attempt to get rid of Catholic Mary I with a rebel army, formed by Jane's father, and they were calling for "Queen Jane," that Mary gave in, realising that all the time her cousin was alive, and a figure head, then there would always be plots to replace her with Jane. So she was beheaded.
I wish I had a good answer for you on this one. The truth is that it just comes to mind or falls into place. I have several scripts written for October and all were conceived on a whim.
Such a lot of work went into this presentation. Thank you so much. I feel that the two young male skeletons discovered were and are sadly the mortal remains of the Princes in the Tower,but even though we have the remains of Richard IIIrd to compare their D.N.A sadly King Charles will not allow the testing to proceed . Anyway, thank you so much. 😊😊
It's my understanding that because the bones are buried in a consecrated place, past monarchs would not allow it. Perhaps this is the reason His Majesty has declined. I'm curious as all Hell to test the bones. I mean, that's how they identified Richard III, right?
Not saying you’re wrong…just going by the multiple resources that says she was including hrp.org.uk who states EXECUTION AND BURIAL On 19 May 1536, Anne was beheaded on Tower Green. She protested her innocence until the last, but her final reported words were uncontroversial, “I am come hither to die, for according to the law and by the law I am judged to die, and therefore I will speak nothing against it … I pray God save the King … for a gentler nor a more merciful prince was there never.” Some may feel her words were laced with bitter irony, but Anne was probably considering the safety of her infant daughter Elizabeth. Either way thanks for watching and commenting
@CuriousHistoryYT Thank you. According to videos and former TV programs over the past 15 years or so they've stated that she was beheaded in front of the armoury. So we know the old armoury was built new (I cannot remember exactly when ...... WWI or WWII?), the location of the scaffold would be placed just under the archway of the current armoury. That's what I've heard. I tend to believe it.
@Rottimail I totally believe that. I have also heard that what we know now as tower green is only a portion of the original size and scope of what tower green was in the past. Perhaps this is just a matter of semantics. I certainly appreciate your dedication to getting history right. There needs to be more of that in the world. Again, thank you for watching. It’s been my pleasure having this conversation.
@CuriousHistoryYT I enjoyed talking to you as well. Thank you for replying to my comments. From what I've understood, there were many more buildings and walls within the Tower of London complex as well the apartment(s) Anne Bolelyn resided in for her coronation. I love history and all the centuries past.
This is by far the best narration of the Tower hauntings I've ever come across - and I'm in the UK where we get the history of the British monarchs shoved down our throats all the time! Yup the Tower is haunted like no one's business. I've never been there because I tend to feel faint when in very haunted locations - which, as I now know, is common for highly sensitive empaths. If I go to the Tower I'll probably just pass out. The whole monarchy is nothing but one long line of corruption, murder and betrayal. Most of us are sick of having to finance these extremely wealthy creatures while we are suffering poverty like never before - there's thousands dying of hypothermia every winter because our energy prices are sky high and we can barely afford to keep warm. There's folks running in their thousands to food banks, starving and desperate for a bit of food even though at food banks they only get three days worth of cheap pap that you couldn't feed to a pig or you would be in trouble with the RSPCA (the equivalent to the ASPCA)! About half of the British population want away with the monarchy and we are very well aware that they do absolutely nothing for us. They are not the government, they don't care about anyone but themselves. We want a republic. The history of British royals murdering each other in a power struggle over who gets to be king/queen continues to this day. Ol' Chuck had his wife murdered (Princess Diana) so he could put his hideous old side piece on the throne. He was even considering having her locked up - though not in the Tower but in a mental institution, as is common for very rich people when they want someone out of the way. Two cousins of the late queen were locked up for life in a mental institution to get them out of the way. Locked up and forgotten that is as nobody ever even came to visit them. Chuck's wife Diana herself had an abortion as she would have been unable to explain why she had a child when she was by then officially separated from Chuck. In reality they both had lovers right from the start of the fake "marriage" - Chuck had his old side piece and a few others, Diana destroyed many marriages by sleeping with married men. Oh and stalking the men's wives by the way. She stalked one man's family all the way to Pakistan (she had a thing for Middle Eastern and South Asian men) where she turned up uninvited and unwanted at the man's family home, trying to force the family to make him marry her. Diana's sons, William and Harry, are not Chuck's. Harry has gone berserk over it but then he was never mentally stable. William is keeping his head down, he knows he can only be "king" one day if he does as he's told. His wife, a common w h 0 r e who stalked him for ten years, toes the line as well so that she can be "queen" one day - which is what she has been groomed for since birth by her ambitious and social climbing parents. Their children in turn are not theirs. They were bought. William's wife has never given birth. So you see now that the British "monarchy" has always been a mess and this soap opera continues to this day. They are a bunch of highly inbred, mentally unstable, narcissistic and corrupt freaks and anyone who joins them from the outside, usually by way of marriage, doesn't survive for long. It's a mess and most of us want rid of this nonsense. The haunted Tower only shows what a bloody mess - literally! - the so-called "monarchy" has always been.
Take your conspiracy theories and your vitriol elsewhere. If you're an antimonarchist, that's your business. Calling someone else a "whore" and repeating nonsense that you cannot validate belongs on another channel.
this is all falsely assuming that these are the " ghosts " of these people when its not really but and it cant be proven it is but people dont want to admit that its demons or else they would not want to look for ghosts
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The Tower went from a grand Fortress to a perverted torture and killing complex. How sad. Evil took over. Not surprised that it's the most haunted place in the UK. Great presentation, as always. Thank you all.
Thank you Rick!
It was also a royal Palace, a zoo, an armoury , a mint, a jewel house, a prison and a barracks.
The fate of Lady Jane Grey
Is imo...the saddest royal story I've ever heard
Well, if it’s one place that SHOULD be haunted, I’d say this is it 👻! Wow! Thank you soo much for all your hard work in bringing us this video. History at its best. ❤
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These Halloween like videos make me happy. You have no idea how nice it is to listen to.
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My uncle Bob was Yeoman Gaoler until his retirement a few years ago and I spent a few nights inside the walls (and my nephew and niece christened in the chapel) and can confirm you can feel the history when the tourists go! My only experience was walking back to his flat from The Keys (Yeoman's club) and seeing a lady in 15th century attire walking across the courtyard. Even when it's completely dead and closed to the public, it feels busy.
Awesome!
Wow. It must be amazing to get to be there when there is no tourist. I have not been lucky enough to visit there yet but am hoping to do so eithin the next 6 months
Awesome!
Yeah it’s haunted. I saw a ghost in the chapel in the white tower a couple of years ago. It’s quite tiring walking to the top, so I just sat in the (beautiful) chapel, resting for a couple of minutes when I looked up and saw the ghost of a priest walking behind the altar area. Weirdly I was more irritated than scared, as I felt it was the signal to leave, but I was still too tired to go. So I said out loud ‘oh for god’s sake alright then’ and hauled myself up on my feet and walked out of there! When I got to the bottom of the tower again (gift shop that used to be the torture area), I mentioned the ghost to an attendant. She said ‘oh yes, we have a lot of sitings here’, so I think there are probably a lot of sitings in general in the Tower as a whole, that the workers there are aware of/just accept. Excellent video xx
Awesome info! Love this!
Curious spot for the gift shop!! lol
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@@theonlyg8818 I’m honoured. It’s a true story and I don’t mind at all. I hope the essay is fantastic! Xx
Very cool!!!
I have a British historian for fun and I got to say this is an excellent video. Your facts are very good. Your storytelling is amazing. I thoroughly enjoyed this.
Thank you for this Andria! I really appreciate it! 😊
Not all the facts are correct.
I used to be in the British army and I went out with guards that guarded the Tower of London. They certainly did see ghosts. One saw Anne Boolean twice.
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Wtf? Pbh... added Boo for ghostly lols
@@jameswoolford2698 Some people are just frustrated English teachers!
You did a wonderful job with this video. One of my favorites from your channel so far. Thank you and keep up the great work.
Thank you Shana! ❤️
I really like your international Curious History stories.
Fascinating and excellently narrated. I always enjoy your content!
Thank you!
I hope this channel gets more recognition! It's the best!
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Thanks for the video. I visited in 2019 and while I didn't have any experiences (broad daylight w/ many other visitors), I loved to read the stories and history.
Must have been a wonderful time you had there!
Amazing haunted history, you should do Hampton court and Windsor castle in the future, they have amazing haunted history too
On it! Thanks!
Well-done video! Thank you for your research and hard work putting it together!
Thank you Terri!
Love this channel so much!
Keep up the excellent work. You all do such a great job with the production of these videos. ❤
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I love ghost stories, and I love your videos. Thank you! BTW - That last tale, with Raleigh's eyeballs rolling around - Whew! I think I'd faint, too!
This was really interesting. I LOVE the Tower of London, it's my second favourite place, (Rochester Castle, one of my local castles, being my first!), I've been there So many times.
The elm chest Anne Boleyn was found in was actually an old arrow chest.
One of the main reasons Arbella's marriage was severely frowned upon was because of her and her husbands family tree.
When Henry VII married off his eldest daughter Margret Tudor to the Scottish King James IV, in the hope that it would form a lasting alliance between England and Scotland. Henry was not expecting his Scottish SIL to drop dead, leaving his 17 month old son to be crowned King James V. And in turn his daughter, Mary Queen of Scots, became Queen at 6 days old upon her father's death aged 30.
Margret Tudor then remarried to Archibald Douglas, her second husband, and had a daugher with him. She went on to marry the 4th Earl of Lennox. And had Lord Henry Darnley and Charles Stewart, 5th Earl of Lennox.
Henry, Lord Darnley went on to marry Mary Queen of Scots. Both Henry and MQoS had Margret Tudor as a grandmother. Also, as did Henry Stewart's brother Charles. His daughter was Abella Stewart, first cousin to James VI&I. They both shared a great-grandmother, Margaret Tudor, Henry VIII's big sister, and through this had an equal claim to the throne of England.
Then there's her husband, William Seymour, Duke of Somerset.
As you said, he was the great-nephew of Lady Jane Grey. Jane and her sister, Katherine, William Seymour's grandmother, were the granddaughters of Henry VIII's and Margret Tudor's little sister, Mary, Dutchess of Suffolk, aka Mary Tudor, (not to be confused with "Bloody" Mary I). So his grandmother's great-grandfather was King Henry VII. As was James VI&I and Arbella.
So by marrying another noble also with a legitimate claim to the English throne, any children they potentially could have, technically could have had a stronger claim to the throne of England than James VI&I or his children.
Which is why Arbella was supposed to have gotten permission to marry William Seymour from her cousin, the King. As she was already fourth in line to the throne. I doubt James would have given his permission anyway because of who Seymour was.
Which is why, as punishment for going behind his back and to eliminate the threat they posed, they had them arrested and put in the Tower.
For future reference, just so you know, pronunciations of certain names are different in the UK from the US.
You pronounced the name of William Cecil as William See-sill. Whereas the correct UK pronunciation is Cess-sill.
The Duke of Gloucester isn't Gl-ow-ster it's Gloss-ter.
And the Beauchamp Tower is pronounced, weirdly I know, as the Beach-um Tower.
Thanks for the info! 😊
MORE do Edinburgh next many ghastly tales there
Working on it!
I visited the Tower many years ago. It’s a fascinating place.
So, did I. My mother's paternal family had strong ties to many of these historical characters of the past.
Great video again Sir.
Thank you Fred!
This was a wonderful video. Such interesting and gory history. NO one tells a story better than you. I would love to hear you to voice a book on tape. Preferably a mystery!!! Anxiously waiting for the next video.
Bless you Shirley!
Good video! Interesting & music not too loud!! Excellent ✔️🙏🏻
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Thank you Jim!
There was a multi-part series on the ToL on Prime that I watched intently. I knew a great deal of things from my own research (almost minored in history at Walsh but didn't submit the paperwork because I didn't think about until past grad! Bad Dee!), but they had historians and all sorts of authenties to go through the items housed in the tower and the history of the tower itself. The series started with a first day of the beefeaters' newest recruit. It's on my bucket list to visit, and yes I want to talk to the ravens. :)
What was the name of the series?
I LOVE England and its history! If I lived there I would be out with a metal detector digging ALL the time! Love your channel! Patricia Gambino Harrington
Thank you Patricia! Good to hear from you again!
@@CuriousHistoryYT Thank you, it's ALWAYS good to see a video from you. I do not get notifications half the time! Patricia
Always enjoy your story telling. Nothing like some good ghosty tales on a cool fall night!
Great documentary . Thank you so so much
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Ahhh yes! Thanks John, I love a great ghost story, as well as the history, bring them on! I love your channel, KUDOS! and also, I wish your daughter all the luck in the world on her new channel. signed, Greg the Egg.
Thank you Greg! We both appreciate it!
Loved the video as always.
Thank you James!
As a believer in ghosts, I found this incredibly interesting. Thanks for uploading, have subbed, and have done with your sister crime channel. Thanks for uploading.
Thank you so much! 😊
Thanks for all the great content on your interesting videos. Just subscribed to your Daughter's channel. Like you, she can tell a story well.
Bless you! 😊
I must visit the Tower again. Thanks for a great video.❤
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Great summary of the Tower.
Thank you Marcia!
I have heard that Katherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII and second he had beheaded, also haunts the Tower. It’s said that she can be seen running, screaming, through the hallways.
At least her ghost is seen in pre-beheading form. Head gone , and bloodied, would make it hard to scream 😳
Catherine Howard is alleged to haunt Hampton Court Palace. Apparently, she runs down a corridor trying to get to the King. Head still intact.
@@deaconsmom2000 that must be what I was thinking of. Hampton Court instead of the Tower. Thanks for the…heads up.😉
16 years old...geezus, God bless the one quick stroke and how brave she was !!! Wow.
What a great video well done 😊
Thank you Shirley! 😊
V for Vendetta has NOTHING to do with the gunpowder plot. It's set in a dystopian future and simply co-opts the rebellious iconography of Guy Fawkes. It does mention the Gunpowder plot, including the rhyme that is often chanted on Bonfire night, and if you're not from the UK, that is probably the first time you've heard about it, but that's not what the movie is about.
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Very good video, I'm not well educated on English history and I like creepy stories so A++
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The guard quit? Ha! I'd have thought it cool!!
I have no doubt it's extremely haunted. I love England history. Thank you.
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Wow...ty as always
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The de la Pole family wasn’t related to the Pole family and who were prominent leading up to the Wars of The Roses as the Earls then Dukes of Suffolk. Margaret Pole was married to Sir Richard Pole who’s ancestors came from Wales and was a distant cousin to Henry Tudor (Henry VII). As a matter of interest the de la Poles we’re the last claimants to the Plantagenet crown as was Margaret Pole being the daughter of George Duke of Clarence brother of Edward IV and was executed with most of her family as a result.
Hello my friends! I have been here. Very spooky!😮
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I visited the towers recently. I felt a horrible presence in the Chapel and left immediately. I wasnt keen on the atmosphere
Interesting story. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Julie!
I've been to the Tower of London twice. The first time was uneventful. During my second visit (while on a walkway) I had a feeling of something patently unpleasant nearby. It felt awful. I doubt I would want another visit to the place.
Sorry to hear that!
Thanks for the real history 👍 kinda spooky.
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Ahhhh, yes my ancestor Sir William Wade caught Fawkes himself with the gunpowder. Sir William Wade was an advisor to Elizebeth I, and ruled the Tower of London for a time. He was feared by many people as he was known for hunting down Catholics. It was a different time, I’m not saying what he did was right. He hurt many people, tortured prisoners, and killed them. He personally tortured Fawkes, but Fawkes jumped off the platform and hung himself before he could be tortured further.
Fascinating - thank you x
Thank you Marjorie!
Ghastly, poor Queen Jane.
Many of my ancestors have lived and been executed in the tower. I have never felt so traumatized in my entire life whilst visiting this place.
I’m so sorry to hear that. Must be awful!
I lived in the Tower for 20 years and never once did I see any ghosts
Although tower green is where the memorial for executed prisoners is. Very few of the executions actually took place on that spot. For example the scaffold site for Anne Boleyn was on the land between the white tower, and the Waterloo barracks. While Lady Jane Grey’s scaffold was against the white tower.
With so many ghosts you'd need a scorecard to identify them.
Amen!
Thanks John great stories what a mess the royal family was and still. Thanks again hope to see you soon 😊
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It was at the Tower, that Lady Jane Seymour, lost her head, and her show, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.
Jane gray should have never been sent to death 😢it wasn’t her fault Edward named her over Mary .
No, it wasn't her fault. The blame lies fully with her Father-in Law, the Duke of Northumberland, who was the 15 yr old King's regent.
When it was clear that Edward VI was dying, and therefore with his death, he would lose his power, position and control to the new monach, Mary. He persuaded Edward to change the line of succession because he had made a political move with Jane's family, knowing that the only Protestant heirs were either Elizabeth, who had previously been declared illegitimate, or the granddaughters of Henry VIII younger sister, Mary, Dutchess of Suffolk.
So in a time where marriages weren't made for love, but alliances, and position, Northumberland had married off his youngest son Guilford Dudley to Jane Grey, the great-granddaughter of Henry VII, on her mothers side, and Thomas Grey, eldest son and half uncle to Henry VIII on her father's side. In the belief that, as at the time, that ALL married women must do as their husbands say, Jane, who herself was only 15/16, even as queen, would dutifully do what her husband says, and he, as her FIL, and adviser, would be the one telling his 16/17 yr old son what to say and do, if she wouldn't listen to him. Making Jane a puppet, allowing him to maintain control of the country. In effect, the man with all the power.
From all accounts, when Mary came to the throne, understandably, she was a little ticked off with her cousin taking her throne. But she also understood that Jane was a pawn, and as women, even royal and noble women, had little choice but to do the bidding of their fathers, brothers, or husbands. So she was a little reluctant to have Jane executed. It was only in a last-ditch attempt to get rid of Catholic Mary I with a rebel army, formed by Jane's father, and they were calling for "Queen Jane," that Mary gave in, realising that all the time her cousin was alive, and a figure head, then there would always be plots to replace her with Jane. So she was beheaded.
Was Sir. Arthur Capell executed
on the Tower grounds?
It’s Guy Fawkes not Fox 😂
Did anyone notice at minute 1:15 the smiling guy with sunglasses on the right side , below, of the drawing? That's weird.
They were saying it was Ann Bollan walking around
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Loved the video, but had to mention that it's Guy Fawkes not Fox sorry 😄
Hell is for those who torture and execute, the innocent.
Their torment is forever.
The Sears Tower, however, fell three times.
I wish I knew how Dracula would feel about living there.
How do you choose your next few months videos' topics?
I wish I had a good answer for you on this one. The truth is that it just comes to mind or falls into place. I have several scripts written for October and all were conceived on a whim.
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Elizabeth of York was henry viii mother daughter to Edward the 4 and niece to Richard the third
Such a lot of work went into this presentation. Thank you so much. I feel that the two young male skeletons discovered were and are sadly the mortal remains of the Princes in the Tower,but even though we have the remains of Richard IIIrd to compare their D.N.A sadly King Charles will not allow the testing to proceed . Anyway, thank you so much. 😊😊
Thank you Neal!
Why not ? What would it harm to know ?
It's my understanding that because the bones are buried in a consecrated place, past monarchs would not allow it. Perhaps this is the reason His Majesty has declined. I'm curious as all Hell to test the bones. I mean, that's how they identified Richard III, right?
@@GingerKrautI was under the impression that he did want something done?
Anne Boleyn was not executed on Tower Green. She was executed in front of the previous Armoury north of the White Tower.
Not saying you’re wrong…just going by the multiple resources that says she was including hrp.org.uk who states
EXECUTION AND BURIAL
On 19 May 1536, Anne was beheaded on Tower Green. She protested her innocence until the last, but her final reported words were uncontroversial, “I am come hither to die, for according to the law and by the law I am judged to die, and therefore I will speak nothing against it … I pray God save the King … for a gentler nor a more merciful prince was there never.” Some may feel her words were laced with bitter irony, but Anne was probably considering the safety of her infant daughter Elizabeth.
Either way thanks for watching and commenting
@CuriousHistoryYT Thank you. According to videos and former TV programs over the past 15 years or so they've stated that she was beheaded in front of the armoury. So we know the old armoury was built new (I cannot remember exactly when ...... WWI or WWII?), the location of the scaffold would be placed just under the archway of the current armoury. That's what I've heard. I tend to believe it.
@Rottimail I totally believe that. I have also heard that what we know now as tower green is only a portion of the original size and scope of what tower green was in the past. Perhaps this is just a matter of semantics. I certainly appreciate your dedication to getting history right. There needs to be more of that in the world.
Again, thank you for watching. It’s been my pleasure having this conversation.
@CuriousHistoryYT I enjoyed talking to you as well. Thank you for replying to my comments. From what I've understood, there were many more buildings and walls within the Tower of London complex as well the apartment(s) Anne Bolelyn resided in for her coronation. I love history and all the centuries past.
I wish I could get the opportunity to visit the UK. I feel like I could spend eternity there learning about its history
I want to hear actual sightings from present and past guards , people who live there 😅
Me too!
One of the women ghosts shown was actually the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall. She was not one of the queens.
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Poor Lady Margaret. The executioner should have taken her place for ineptitude.
The terrible things power will make people do.
Yes, I do believe that this place is haunted.
Me too Audrey!
Guy Fawkes. like hawk not fox.
Yeah in the US we pronounce those the same.
This is by far the best narration of the Tower hauntings I've ever come across - and I'm in the UK where we get the history of the British monarchs shoved down our throats all the time!
Yup the Tower is haunted like no one's business. I've never been there because I tend to feel faint when in very haunted locations - which, as I now know, is common for highly sensitive empaths. If I go to the Tower I'll probably just pass out.
The whole monarchy is nothing but one long line of corruption, murder and betrayal. Most of us are sick of having to finance these extremely wealthy creatures while we are suffering poverty like never before - there's thousands dying of hypothermia every winter because our energy prices are sky high and we can barely afford to keep warm. There's folks running in their thousands to food banks, starving and desperate for a bit of food even though at food banks they only get three days worth of cheap pap that you couldn't feed to a pig or you would be in trouble with the RSPCA (the equivalent to the ASPCA)!
About half of the British population want away with the monarchy and we are very well aware that they do absolutely nothing for us. They are not the government, they don't care about anyone but themselves. We want a republic.
The history of British royals murdering each other in a power struggle over who gets to be king/queen continues to this day. Ol' Chuck had his wife murdered (Princess Diana) so he could put his hideous old side piece on the throne. He was even considering having her locked up - though not in the Tower but in a mental institution, as is common for very rich people when they want someone out of the way. Two cousins of the late queen were locked up for life in a mental institution to get them out of the way. Locked up and forgotten that is as nobody ever even came to visit them.
Chuck's wife Diana herself had an abortion as she would have been unable to explain why she had a child when she was by then officially separated from Chuck. In reality they both had lovers right from the start of the fake "marriage" - Chuck had his old side piece and a few others, Diana destroyed many marriages by sleeping with married men. Oh and stalking the men's wives by the way. She stalked one man's family all the way to Pakistan (she had a thing for Middle Eastern and South Asian men) where she turned up uninvited and unwanted at the man's family home, trying to force the family to make him marry her.
Diana's sons, William and Harry, are not Chuck's. Harry has gone berserk over it but then he was never mentally stable. William is keeping his head down, he knows he can only be "king" one day if he does as he's told. His wife, a common w h 0 r e who stalked him for ten years, toes the line as well so that she can be "queen" one day - which is what she has been groomed for since birth by her ambitious and social climbing parents. Their children in turn are not theirs. They were bought. William's wife has never given birth.
So you see now that the British "monarchy" has always been a mess and this soap opera continues to this day. They are a bunch of highly inbred, mentally unstable, narcissistic and corrupt freaks and anyone who joins them from the outside, usually by way of marriage, doesn't survive for long. It's a mess and most of us want rid of this nonsense.
The haunted Tower only shows what a bloody mess - literally! - the so-called "monarchy" has always been.
Take your conspiracy theories and your vitriol elsewhere. If you're an antimonarchist, that's your business. Calling someone else a "whore" and repeating nonsense that you cannot validate belongs on another channel.
Gloucester is not pronounced "gl ow stir". The OU is a hard O so GlOstr
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this is all falsely assuming that these are the " ghosts " of these people when its not really but and it cant be proven it is but people dont want to admit that its demons or else they would not want to look for ghosts
🇨🇦such dark times
Amen!
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You had sent me your email address so I could share some future video ideas with you. I have misplaced it. Can you please resend the address please?
Hi Tim
CuriousHistoryYT@gmail.com
Get your facts right. Queen Mary was a catholic and Elizabeth 1 was a protestant 😂
It's much easier to see Meghan, since she is out of the shadows. I always found that curious. Curious History? I think so!
I regret to say the English were quite savage in the day. The ancient Romans would second that!
Those are not ghosts or Spirits those are demons that can take human form.
There's really no way to know that.
I wish that Americans would learn how to pronounce British place names before speaking about them.
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I think it is important that we get their names right
The tower of London, the grounds were all the deaths happen is sour meaning the spirits of the dead are not at rest and probably never will 😮