With a history of beheadings, murders, torture and hangings, as well as being a prison to Nobles it is no wonder The Tower of London has developed a reputation as being one of the most haunted places in Britain. Grim, grey and awe-inspiring, the Tower has dominated the London landscape and the pages of history, since its construction by William the Conqueror in 1078 and today on ghostmap not only are we going to cover who haunts this location but more importantly I’ve decided to cover a why this spot is haunted as well and when you read this your going to be a bit shocked.
***Most powerful Ghosts***
Anne Boleyn— King Henry VIII, after learning the baby Anne carried for nine months was a boy and still born, accused by her of infidelity. She was taken to TOWER GREEN and was beheaded on May 19, 1536. Queen Anne appears near the Queen’s House, close to the site where her execution was carried out. She can be seen leading a ghostly procession of Lords and Ladies down the aisle of the Chapel Royal of St. Peter ad Vincula her head tucked under her arm.
Sir Walter Raleigh—Was condemned to be executed by King James I. He frequents his rooms in the tower and is rather displeased by the tours of people who now visit his still furnished rooms. He has on occasion pinched, bit and scratched a few of the more disrespectful tourists.
Margaret Pole Countess of Salisbury—King Henry VIII had her executed for political reasons. The Countess refused to put her head on the block like a common traitor. When her executioner came after her she ran but was pursued by him, with his ax in hand hacking at her until he had chopped the Countess to death. Her ghost is in a state of shock still reliving this gruesome death each and every day.
Lady Jane Grey–The granddaughter of Mary (Henry VIII younger sister) and Louis XII of France. The Duke of Northumberland would lose everything if Henry VIII’s son was to die and Mary, who was Catholic, would become queen. He and her father arranged her marriage to his son and persuaded her cousin Edward VI to name her his successor in case of his death instead of his two half-sisters. When Edward VI died she was crowned Queen of England, but the supporters of Mary overthrew her.
Her own father got scared and in hopes to save his own skin, left the Tower of London and went to Tower Hill to proclaim Mary I, as the Queen of England, Lady Jane never left the tower; she and her husband were immediately imprisoned and sentenced to death. Queen Mary carried out the execution of Lady Jane’s father-in-law but set both Jane and her husband free.
Her father was involved in a rebellion against Mary I, Lady Jane and her husband were again placed in the tower. Lady Jane watched as her husband was taken to Tower Hill where he was beheaded. She saw his body being carried back to the chapel, after which she was taken to Tower Green where she was beheaded. She was only 17 years old. Her ghost is most active on February 12th the anniversary of her death. She is protected by other spirits here due to her young age and the fact that her death was due to the result of the selfishness of others.
Cathrine Howard–She is one of the scariest ghosts in my opinion because of the fact that she has a black void where her face should be. Her ghost can be seen wearing a veil reliving her trip in a funeral carriage.
Ok, now that we covered the “major” ghosts at The Tower of London let me tell you a bit about the two reasons this place is so haunted. The first reason is that the Salt Tower is actually built upon a “Hellmouth” or gateway to the afterlife. Due to this fact, anyone who died within its general area we're unable to pass on because of residual energy. The second reason is the stones that were used to construct part of the tower were taken from a Druid ritual location in which human sacrifices were carried out on these very stones.
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