William the Conqueror invaded England in 1066 defeating Harold II. Duke William of Normandy built on to the existing castle in 1078. He then ordered the construction of what is now called the "White Tower". It is said to have been completed in 1097. It is called the White tower ever since Henry VIII had it whitewashed. The Tower is very large, nearly 13 acres between the walls of the fortress. The entrance of the White Tower is on the second floor, with a removable staircase. The entrance was designed to make it harder to enter the tower in case of an invasion. The third floor of the White Tower is the Chapel of St. John the Evangelist. Which is one of the oldest preserved church interiors.

The first distinguished prisoner in the tower was the Bishop of Durham. He was very overweight,

After the execution of his brother, Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, suffered a major blow in his power. John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, took advantage of Edward's misfortunes and deprived Edward of his position as protectorate. Edward was cast into the Towers prison. Edward was released for a short while and then cast back into prison on the charge of felony. Edward was beheaded in 1552 at the Tower of London.

Lady Jane Grey entered the Tower of London as Queen of England on July 10, 1553. This impressive fortress, that was to be her palace, became her prison. She was Queen of England for nine days. She was cast into prison because of the conspiracy that her parents made to make their friend Guilford Dudley heir to the throng. Seven months later she would be beheaded within its walls, her body placed beneath the floor of the Chapel Royal, without ceremony

Thomas, Seymour of Sudeley, was an attractive, bold adventurer who had command of the Channel Fleet during the last seven years of King Henry VIII. Edward, Duke of Somerset was the Protector, which Thomas was very jealous of. Somerset tried to make things right by assigning Thomas to Lord High Admiral and gave him an influential seat on the royal Council. This, however, didn't work and Thomas went out and tried to gain the support of pirates to undermine his brother. Thomas was convicted of high treason and was executed.

Sir William Wallace of Scotland fought for his country's freedom serving in the Guardians of Scotland. Wallace was the catalyst that sparked the revolution. Sir John Mentieth betrayed Wallce to England. King Edward I first tried him for treason and later for all war crimes except treason. Treason could not have been a charge because Sir William Wallace had never sworn allegiance to King Edward I. The trial was however very unfair because Wallace had no representation and could not speak for himself. He was found guilty by no surprise and was sent to the Tower. His torture began by dragging him behind horses to the place of execution. He was hung until only half conscious, then dropped and tied down. He was castrated and with a dull blade his intestines were ripped out and burned while he was still alive. Finally, the executioners beheaded him. His head was placed on a spike on the London Bridge. His body was quartered and displayed at Newcastle, Berwick, Perth and Stirling. Nine years after his barbaric murder, at the Battle of Bannoc

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