Tag Archives: Tower of London

November 9, 1541

On November 9, 1541, Henry VIII, the King of England confined his fifth wife, Queen Catherine Howard, to the Tower of London. In 2017, when President Donald Trump finally learned of Henry VIII’s behavior, he asked Steve Bannon if… Continue reading

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May 21, 1471

On May 21, 1471, King Henry VI was killed in the Tower of London. His cousin Edward IV became his successor. With all the kings, princes, queens, princesses, and other nobility killed in the Tower of London, you’d think that England’s insurance companies would require the place to have a written warning at all entrances. … Continue reading

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