The definitive guide to the historic city of London
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The Tower of London - History timeline of events The definitive guide to the historic city of London |
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Tower of London Timeline1078 - Construction of the White Tower begins. Geoffrey de Mandeville is named the first Constable of the Tower. 1080 - The Chapel of St. John is consecrated 1100 - The very first prisoner in the Tower, Ranulf Flambard, Bishop of Durham, escapes by climbing down a rope. 1140 - The Tower is first used as a royal residence 1221 - Building of the Wakefield Tower 1241 - The White Tower is whitewashed 1264 - The Royal Menagerie begun 1297 - John Baliol, King of Scotland, imprisoned in the Tower. 1300 - The Beauchamp Tower built. 1322 - The Ceremony of the Keys begun. 1381 - Peasant's Revolt. The Tower is stormed by an angry mob. 1450 - Rebels under Jack Cade attack the Tower 1471 - King Henry VI dies mysteriously, probably murdered, in the Tower. 1483 - Disappearance of the Princes in the Tower. 1512 - St. Peter ad Vincula destroyed by fire. 1520 - St. Peter ad Vincula completely rebuilt. 1530 - Building of Queen's House 1532 - Rebuilding of St. Thomas Tower 1536 - Anne Boleyn beheaded on Tower Green 1554 - Lady Jane Grey executed. 1597 - Catholic priest John Gerard escapes after being tortured severely. 1613 - Death of Sir Thomas Overbury, probably by poison. 1649-1660 - Cromwell's rule sees the Crown Jewels melted down and sold. Many pieces were later recovered by the crown. 1660 - The Tower ceased regular use a prison. Defences were improved, and the garrison was used to keep the peace in London. Most of the Tower now administered by the Office of Ordnance. 1660 - first sightseers admitted to the Tower. It has never been the same since! 1671 - Colonel Thomas Blood attempts to steal the Crown Jewels from the Martin Tower. Blood is captured, but mysteriously pardonned by the king. 1663 - 1664 - New Armouries built 1674 - discovery of bones thought to be those of the 'Princes in the Tower' during renovation work 1688 - The building of the Grand Storehouse as a store for armaments 1689 - The notorious Judge Jeffreys dies in the Tower 1804 - The royal menagerie opened to the public for the first time. 1834-1835 - The Royal Menagerie moved from the Lion Tower to form the London Zoo. Most of the Lion Tower demolished 1842-1862 - Waterloo Barracks built, along with the The Royal Fusilier's Museum 1843 - The moat is drained and filled 1848 - The Tower is refortified as a precaution in light of revolutionary ideas sweeping Europe 1851 - architect Anthony Salvin brought in to restore the Tower 1914-1916 - during WWI a total of 11 German prisoners were shot as spies in the Tower 1939-1945 - severe bomb damage to many parts of the tower during WWII 1942 - Rudolf Hess briefly held in the Kings's House 1952 - the Krays held in the tower for 4 days, making them among the very last prisoners to be held here 1994 - The Crown Jewels were moved to a new location in the Jewel House Related:
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