The Tower of London: History s Most Notorious Prison

In the annals of world history, there are a handful of prisons whose very names are guaranteed to send a shiver down your spine. Alcatraz is one, Devil’s Island another. But even these can’t hold a candle to the most notorious prison of them all. We’re talking, of course, about the Tower of London. → Subscribe for new videos two times per week. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw?sub_confirmation=1 Our sister channels: Biographics - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zm_LmUHsjQ TopTenz - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ-hpFPF4nOKoKPEAZM_THw/ Credits: Host - Simon Whistler Author - Morris M. Producer - Jennifer Da Silva Executive Producer - Shell Harris Business inquiries to admin@toptenz.net Source/Further reading: (Quick overview, lots of stories): https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/anne-boleyn-guy-fawkes-and-the-princes-a-brief-history-of-the-tower-of-london/#targetText=The%20Tower%20of%20London%20was,subdue%20the%20inhabitants%20of%20London. https://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/tower-of-london https://www.britain-magazine.com/carousel/history-of-the-tower-of-london/ A history of the Tower menagerie: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2016/09/22/rare-beasts-birds-calaboose/ Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-death-of-guy-fawkes Some technical details: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tower-of-London Ranulf Flambard: https://www.durhamworldheritagesite.com/history/prince-bishops/early-bishops/ranulf-flambard