Category: Prisoners of the Tower of London

Categories: British History | Tower of London

This category contains profiles of persons held prisoner in the Tower of London.

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Prisoners of the Tower of London

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John Eliot 11 Apr 1592 Port Eliot, Saint Germans, Cornwall, England - 27 Nov 1632

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Thomas Fanshawe abt 1632 Ware, Hertfordshire, England - May 1674

Richard FitzAlan abt 1346 Sussex, England - 21 Sep 1397

Anthony Fortescue abt 1535 England - aft 1611

John Fowler bef 1520 Buckinghamshire, England - abt 1575

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Stephen Gardiner abt 1495 Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England - abt 13 Nov 1555

John Gates bef 1504 - 22 Aug 1553

John Gayer abt 1584 England - 20 Jul 1649

John Gerard 04 Oct 1564 Etwall, Derbyshire, England - 27 Jul 1637

Thomas Gorges 1536 Wraxall, Somerset, England - 30 Mar 1610

John Grant abt 1570 - 30 Jan 1606

George Granville 09 Mar 1666 St Martins, Westminster, Middlesex, England - 29 Jan 1735

Jane (Grey) Dudley Oct 1537 Bradgate, Leicestershire, England - 12 Feb 1554

Leonard Grey abt 1490 Groby, Leicestershire, England - 28 Jul 1541

Thomas Grey abt 1575 Whaddon, Buckinghamshire, England - 09 Jul 1614

Thomas Grey 1455 Groby, Leicestershire, England - abt 20 Sep 1501

Edward Griffin bef 1651 England - 10 Nov 1710

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George Harper 11 Mar 1503 Essex, England - bef 12 Dec 1558

Henry Hastings abt 1535 - 14 Dec 1595

John Hayward abt 1564 Felixstowe, Suffolk, England - 27 Jun 1627

Adam (Hepburn) Lord Humbie bef 1600 Stobo, Peeblesshire, Scotland - abt 1657

Rudolf Walter Richard (Hess) Heß 26 Apr 1894 Alexandria, Khedivate of Egypt, Ottoman Empire - 17 Aug 1987

Miles Hobart abt 1599 England - 20 Jun 1632

Thomas Holcroft abt 1505 Lancashire, England - 31 Jul 1558

John Hoskyns 01 Mar 1566 Hereford, Herefordshire, England - 27 Aug 1638

John Hotham Jul 1589 Scorborough, Yorkshire, England - 03 Jan 1645

Catherine Howard 1523 Lambeth, Surrey, England - 13 Feb 1542

Essex (Howard) Griffin abt 1648 - aft 31 Jan 1705

Frances (Howard) Carr 31 May 1590 Suffolk, England - 23 Aug 1632

Thomas Howard abt 1511 Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England - bef 31 Oct 1537

Thomas Howard 1473 England - 25 Aug 1554

William Howard abt 1630 England - bef 24 Apr 1694

William Howard 30 Nov 1612 Westminster, Middlesex, England - 29 Dec 1680

William Howard 19 Dec 1563 Walden, Essex, , England - 07 Oct 1640

William Howard 1510 Effingham, Surrey, England - abt 11 Jan 1572

John Hussey abt 1466 Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England - abt 29 Jun 1537

Henry Hyde abt 1605 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England - 04 Mar 1650

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Richard Ingoldsby abt 10 Aug 1617 Buckinghamshire, England - 09 Sep 1685

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George Jeffreys 15 May 1645 Wrexham, North Wales, Wales - 18 Apr 1689

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Robert (Kerr) Carr First Earl of Somerset 1587 Ferniehirst, Roxburghshire, Scotland - Jul 1645

Robert Keyes 1565 - 31 Jan 1606

Anthony Knyvett abt 1517 England - 01 Mar 1554

Reginald Kray 24 Oct 1933 68 Stean Street, Hoxton, London, England - 01 Oct 2000

Ronald Kray 24 Oct 1933 68 Stean Street, Hoxton, London, England - 17 Mar 1995

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John Lambert bef 07 Sep 1619 Calton Hall, Kirby Malham, Yorkshire, England - abt Mar 1684

Henry (Lancaster) of England 06 Dec 1421 Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England - abt 21 May 1471

William (LaPole) Pole 1478 Wingfield, Suffolk, England - 20 Nov 1539

George Legge abt 1647 - 25 Oct 1691

Frances Legh abt 1670 Poulton, Lancashire, England - 08 Feb 1728

Peter Legh 22 Aug 1669 Cheshire, England - bef 16 Jan 1744

John Lilburne 1614 Sunderland, County Durham, England - 29 Aug 1657

James (Lockhart) Lockhart Xth of Lee abt 1596 Scotland - abt 10 Mar 1674

John Lovelace Feb 1616 Hurley, Berkshire, England - 25 Nov 1670

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Donough MacCarty 1669 Blarney, Ireland - 01 Oct 1734

Roger Manners 06 Oct 1576 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England - 26 Jun 1612

John Maynard abt 1595 Essex, England - 29 Jul 1658

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Henry Mildmay abt 1594 Essex, England - aft 1664

Thomas Modyford abt 1620 Exeter, Devon, England - 01 Sep 1679

George Monck 06 Dec 1608 Tottington, Devon, England - 03 Jan 1670

Philip Monckton 1622 Yorkshire, England - Feb 1679

William Monson 1569 South Carlton, Lincolnshire, England - 1643

Ralph Montagu 24 Dec 1638 - 09 Mar 1709

Sidney Montagu 1581 Hampshire, England - 25 Sep 1644

Walter Montagu abt 1604 St Botolph Without, Aldersgate, London, England - 05 Feb 1677

William (Montagu) de Montague abt 1275 Cassington, Oxfordshire, England - 18 Oct 1319

Charles Morrison 18 Apr 1587 Watford, Hertfordshire, England - 20 Aug 1628

Samuel Moyer abt 1609 - 1683

Christopher Musgrave abt 1632 England - 29 Jul 1704

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George Neville abt 1432 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England - 08 Jun 1476

Henry Neville bef 20 May 1564 - 10 Jul 1615

Robert (Normandie) of Normandy abt 1054 Falaise, Normandie - abt Feb 1134

William North 22 Dec 1678 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England - 31 Oct 1734

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John Oldcastle abt 1370 Almeley, Herefordshire, England - 15 Dec 1417

Thomas Overbury 1581 Compton Scorpion, Warwickshire, England - 14 Sep 1613

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Richard Page - 1548

Thomas Palmer abt 1500 Angmering, Sussex, England - 22 Aug 1553

Jane (Parker) Boleyn abt 1505 - 13 Feb 1542

Thomas Parry abt 1515 Wales - 15 Dec 1559

William Paston abt 1654 Paston, Norfolk, England - 25 Dec 1732

John Paulet abt 1598 Basing, Hampshire, England - 05 Mar 1675

Henry Peckham bef 1526 Buckinghamshire, England - 08 Jul 1556

William Penn 14 Oct 1644 All Hallows Barking, London, England - 30 Jul 1718

Samuel Pepys 23 Feb 1633 London, England - 26 May 1703

Henry Percy 27 Apr 1564 Tynemouth Castle, Northumberland, England - 05 Nov 1632

Henry Percy abt 1449 Leconfield, Yorkshire, England - 28 Apr 1489

Ingelram Percy abt 1506 - 1538

John Perrot 11 Nov 1528 Haroldstone, Pembrokeshire, Wales - 03 Nov 1592

Arthur Plantagenet abt 1461 Calais, France - 03 Mar 1542

Margaret (Plantagenet) Pole 14 Aug 1473 Farleigh Castle, Wiltshire, England - 27 May 1541

Arthur Pole 1531 Lordington House, Sussex, England - 1570

Henry Pole abt 1480 Ellesborough, Buckinghamshire, England - 09 Jan 1539

William (Pole) de la Pole 16 Oct 1396 Cotton, Suffolk, England - 02 May 1450

John Pollard abt 1528 Dorset, England - 1575

William Portman bef 30 Apr 1608 Orchard Portman, Somerset, England - Sep 1645

Nicholas Poyntz abt 1510 Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England - 08 Jul 1557

Robert Pye 1622 Faringdon, Berkshire, England - Dec 1701

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Egremont Radcliffe 1540 - Dec 1578

Walter Raleigh abt 1554 Hayes Barton, Devon, England - 29 Oct 1618

Nicholas Raynton 1569 Lincolnshire, England - 1646

Ambrose Rookwood 1578 - 31 Jan 1606

Thomas Rotheram 24 Aug 1423 Rotherham, Yorkshire, England - 29 May 1500

William Russell 29 Sep 1639 - 21 Jul 1683

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Richard Salwey 1615 Worcestershire, England - abt 1685

Edwin Sandys 1519 Esthwaite Hall, Hawkshead Parish, Furness Fells, Lancashire, England - 10 Jul 1588

William Sandys 1545 - 29 Sep 1623

Walter (Selby) de Selby abt 1280 Liddle Pere, Northumberland, England - bef 17 Oct 1346

Edward Seymour abt Jun 1500 Wolf Hall, Wiltshire, England - 22 Jan 1552

William Seymour 01 Sep 1587 Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England - 24 Oct 1660

William Sharington abt 1495 Norfolk, England - 09 Jul 1553

Robert Sheffield bef 1462 Butterwick, Boston, Lincolnshire, England - 10 Aug 1518

William Shippen 1673 Cheshire, England - 1743

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Robert Shirley aft 1623 Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England - 06 Nov 1656

Thomas Smith 23 Dec 1513 Saffron Walden, Essex, England - 12 Aug 1577

Edward Somerset abt 1601 Raglan Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales - 03 Apr 1667

John Somerville abt 1560 Warwickshire, England - 20 Dec 1583

George Sondes Nov 1599 England - 16 Apr 1677

George Speke 01 May 1623 Whitelackington, Somerset, England - 02 Dec 1689

Philippa (Speke) Trenchard 1664 Whitelackington, Somerset, England - 23 May 1743

Edward Stafford 03 Feb 1478 Brecon Castle, Powys, Wales - 17 May 1521

Margaret (Stafford) Bulmer abt 1511 Cleveland, Yorkshire, England - 25 May 1537

William Stafford 01 Mar 1554 Rochford, Essex, England - 16 Nov 1612

Robert Stapleton abt 1548 Yorkshire, England - 03 Oct 1606

Archibald Stewart 1697 Edinburgh, Scotland - abt 1780

James (Stewart) King of Scots 25 Jul 1394 Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland - 21 Feb 1437

Thomas Stradling bef 1495 Glamorgan, Wales - 27 Jan 1571

Arabella (Stuart) Seymour abt 1575 Rufford, Nottinghamshire, England - 25 Sep 1615

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James Temple 1606 Rochester, Kent, England - abt 1680

Peter Temple 1599 Temple Hall, Leicestershire, England - 1663

Thomas Thirlby abt 1500 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England - 26 Aug 1570

William Thomas bef 1524 - 18 May 1554

John Throckmorton abt 1529 Gloucestershire, England - aft 21 Apr 1556

Mary (Throckmorton) Arden bef 1532 - 1603

John Thynne abt 1513 Church Stretton, Shropshire, England - 21 May 1580

Robert Tichborne abt 1610 - 1682

Agnes (Tilney) Howard 1477 Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England - bef 09 Nov 1545

Katherine (Tilney) Baker Suffolk, England - aft 1542

Jonathan Trelawny 17 Dec 1568 Pool, Cornwall, England - 21 Jun 1604

John Trenchard 30 Mar 1649 Lytchett Maltravers, Dorset, England - 04 Apr 1695

Francis Tresham abt 1567 Rushton, Northamptonshire, England - 23 Dec 1605

John Trussell abt 1349 Northamptonshire, England - 21 Mar 1424

Elizabeth Tudor 07 Sep 1533 Greenwich, Kent, England - 24 Mar 1603

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Henry Vaughan abt 1587 - bef 05 Jan 1661

Edward Vernon abt 1624 England - bef 02 Feb 1687

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Edward Waldegrave abt 1514 England - 13 Aug 1584

Edward Waldegrave abt 1517 Borley, Essex, England - 01 Sep 1561

William Wallace 1272 Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland - 23 Aug 1305

Hardress Waller abt 1604 Groombridge, Kent, England - abt 1666

Robert Wallop 20 Jul 1601 Farleigh Wallop, Hampshire, England - 19 Nov 1667

Elizabeth (Walsingham) Wentworth 1525 England - Jul 1596

William Walwyn bef 17 Aug 1600 Newland, Worcestershire, England - abt 16 Jan 1681

Perkin Warbeck abt 1470 Tournai, Belgium - 23 Nov 1499

Peter Wentworth 1524 Lillingstone, Lovell, Oxfordshire, England - 10 Nov 1596

Phillip Wharton 18 Apr 1613 Aske, Easby, Yorkshire, England - 05 Feb 1696

Thomas Wharton 1520 - 14 Jun 1572

John White abt 1510 Farnham, Surrey, England - abt 12 Jan 1560

Henry Wilmot bef 26 Oct 1613 London, Middlesex, England - 19 Feb 1658

John Wilmot 10 Apr 1647 Ditchley House, Oxfordshire, England - 26 Jul 1680

Robert Wintour 1568 - 30 Jan 1606

Thomas Wintour 1571 - 31 Jan 1606

Francis Wortley 15 Aug 1591 England - abt 13 Sep 1652

Matthew Wren 23 Dec 1586 St. Peter Cheap, London, England - 24 Apr 1667

Thomas Wriothesley 10 Mar 1608 Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England - 16 May 1667

William Wyndham abt 1688 - 17 Jul 1740

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Francis Yate abt 1541 Lyford Grange, Berkshire, England - abt 1588

Edward (York) Plantagenet 04 Nov 1470 Byron, London, Ontario, Canada West - aft 1483

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