Tower of London Timeline

The White Tower of the Tower of London is built, a project begun by William the Conqueror.

William Rufus converts the palisade circuit wall into stonework at the Tower of London.

The Bell Tower is added to the southwest corner of the circuit wall of the Tower of London.

The stained glass windows are added to the Chapel of St. John in the Tower of London.

The White Tower of the Tower of London is given a coat of white lime, hence its name.

John Balliol, King of Scotland, is imprisoned in the Tower of London by Edward I of England.

Roger Mortimer, rival to Edward II of England, escapes from the Tower of London using a rope ladder.

Richard II of England is imprisoned in the Tower of London by Henry Bolingbroke.

Richard, Duke of York imprisons his rival the Earl of Somerset in the Tower of London.

The fugitive ex-king Henry VI of England is captured in Lancashire and imprisoned in the Tower of London.

Henry VI of England is murdered in the Tower of London.

George, Duke of Clarence, the brother of Edward IV of England, is murdered in the Tower of London.n

Richard III of England imprisons and then likely murders the two young sons of the late Edward IV, the 'Princes in the Tower'.

A garden is added to the Tower of London.

Sir Thomas More is imprisoned in the Tower of London prior to his execution.

Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England, is confined to the Tower of London.

Anne Boleyn, Queen of England and second wife of Henry VIII of England is executed at the Tower of London.

Catherine Howard is accused of adultery and executed in the Tower of London.

On the orders of Mary I of England, Lady Jane Grey is executed in the Tower of London.

Mary I of England detains her half-sister Princess Elizabeth (future Elizabeth I of England) in the Tower of London on suspicion of treason.

Sir Walter Raleigh is imprisoned in the Tower of London for marrying in secret a lady-in-waiting of Elizabeth I of England.

Sir Walter Raleigh is imprisoned in the Tower of London on charges of treason against James I of England.

Sir Walter Raleigh is executed at the Tower of London.