The haunted tower

According with the legends and ghost histories, London is one of the most haunted cities in the world. There is lots of frightening places in this ancient and, occasionally, creepy city. The Tower of London is believed to be the most haunted building in England. Built in 1078 by William the Conqueror, has dominated the London landscape and the pages of history.

There are legends related to each ones of the towers that conforms the castle, most of them involves the tragic death of members of the Royal family. For instance, the Wakefield Tower is haunted by Henry VI, a monarch whose weak and ineffectual reign ended here with his tragic murder on 21st May 1471 by the Duke of Gloucester, also known as Richard III.  On the anniversary of his murder, Henry’s ghost appears as midnight, and walk around the interior of the Wakefield Tower until he fades slowly into the stone and rests peacefully for another year.

The Tower Green was the scenario where Ana Boleyn and Lady Jane Grey, spouses of Henry VIII, were executed. This King also condemn to death to Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, executed the 27^th May 1541 at the age of 72. Her guilt was supporting his son, Cardinal Pole, who had vilified the King’s claim as head of the Church in England and was safely ensconced in France. The legend said that the spectacle of her death is repeated every year the night of the anniversary.  

But probably the creepiest ghost story takes place in the Bloody Tower. Back in 1483, when Edward IV died, his twelve year old son was destined to succeed him as Edward V. However, before his coronation could take place, his uncle Richard III the Duke of Gloucester declares it illegitimate and send him and his brother to the Tower of London. They both mysteriously vanished and were never seen alive again. The legend said their spectres clutching each other in terror around the rooms of their prison.

For more information don’t miss the guide tour of the Towerof London where you can visit all this historical places and listen to the ghost stories told by the mythical beefeaters, guardians of the tower.