Infamous Prisoners of the Tower of London

The White Tower, as it was originally known, was a fortressstronghold built by the first Norman king, William the Conqueror. It was intended to protect against foreign invasion and intimidate the citizens of London in equal measure. But the Tower also had other uses. It operated as a royal residence and was where monarchs would stay as they awaited their coronation. However, The Tower of London's most famous role, one that it played for over 850 years, was as a prison, detaining a list of people that included Sir William Wallace in 1305, Anne Boleyn and her daughter, the future Queen of England Elizabeth I. Here are just some of the prisoners kept within its 27m high walls during the Middle Ages. Welcome to Medieval Madness

00:00 Introduction
01:07 Moat, Menagerie and Mint
01:57 Ranulf Flambard
03:09 William Fitz Osbert
04:21 Gruffudd ap Llywelyn
05:09 Sir William Wallace
06:14 Richard II
07:11 Henry VI & Margaret of Anjou
08:12 George Plantagenet
09:09 King Edward V & Richard Duke of Gloucester
10:28 Perkin Warbeck

Narrated by James Wade
Written by Lisa E Rawcliffe
Edited by Jamit Productions

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