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c. 1078 - c. 1100The White Tower of the Tower of London is built, a project begun by William the Conqueror.
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1097William Rufus converts the palisade circuit wall into stonework at the Tower of London.
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1190 - 1200The Bell Tower is added to the southwest corner of the circuit wall of the Tower of London.
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1240The stained glass windows are added to the Chapel of St. John in the Tower of London.
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1240The White Tower of the Tower of London is given a coat of white lime, hence its name.
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1296 - 1299John Balliol, King of Scotland, is imprisoned in the Tower of London by Edward I of England.
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Aug 1324Roger Mortimer, rival to Edward II of England, escapes from the Tower of London using a rope ladder.
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Sep 1399Richard II of England is imprisoned in the Tower of London by Henry Bolingbroke.
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1455Richard, Duke of York imprisons his rival the Earl of Somerset in the Tower of London.
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Jul 1465The fugitive ex-king Henry VI of England is captured in Lancashire and imprisoned in the Tower of London.
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21 May 1471Henry VI of England is murdered in the Tower of London.
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18 Feb 1478George, Duke of Clarence, the brother of Edward IV of England, is murdered in the Tower of London.n
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1483Richard III of England imprisons and then likely murders the two young sons of the late Edward IV, the 'Princes in the Tower'.
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1506A garden is added to the Tower of London.
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1534 - 1535Sir Thomas More is imprisoned in the Tower of London prior to his execution.
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2 May 1536Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England, is confined to the Tower of London.
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19 May 1536Anne Boleyn, Queen of England and second wife of Henry VIII of England is executed at the Tower of London.
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Feb 1542Catherine Howard is accused of adultery and executed in the Tower of London.
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12 Feb 1554On the orders of Mary I of England, Lady Jane Grey is executed in the Tower of London.
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17 Mar 1554Mary I of England detains her half-sister Princess Elizabeth (future Elizabeth I of England) in the Tower of London on suspicion of treason.
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Aug 1592 - Sep 1592Sir Walter Raleigh is imprisoned in the Tower of London for marrying in secret a lady-in-waiting of Elizabeth I of England.
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1603 - 1616Sir Walter Raleigh is imprisoned in the Tower of London on charges of treason against James I of England.
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29 Oct 1618Sir Walter Raleigh is executed at the Tower of London.
