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

A

Joan (Acworth) Waldegrave abt 1519 Bedfordshire, England - Dec 1590

Margaret (Anjou) England 23 Mar 1430 Pont-à-Mousson (Meurthe-et-Mos.), Lorraine, France - 25 Aug 1482

Edward Arden abt 1533 - 20 Dec 1583

Thomas Armstrong Ireland - Nov 1662

Humphrey Arundel abt 1513 Helland, Cornwall, England - 27 Jan 1550

John Ashburnham 1603 Ashburnham, Sussex, England - 15 Jun 1671

Anne Askew 1521 Stallingborough, Lincolnshire, England - 16 Jul 1546

George (Athequa) de Athequa Spain - 1545

B

William Barlow abt 1500 Colchester, Essex, England - 13 Aug 1568

Thomas Blood abt 1618 Sarney, County Meath, Ireland - 24 Aug 1680

Anne Boleyn abt 1501 Blickling Hall, Blickling, Norfolk, England - 19 May 1536

George Boleyn abt 1504 Blickling Hall, Norfolk, England - 17 May 1536

Henry Bouchier abt 1587 - 16 Aug 1654

William (Boyd) Boyd Earl of Kilmarnock 12 May 1705 Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland - 18 Aug 1746

Bernard Brocas abt 1354 Hampshire, England - 28 Jan 1400

John Bulmer 1491 Kirkleatham, Yorkshire, England - 25 Aug 1537

Hubert (Burgh) de Burgh abt 1169 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England - 05 May 1243

C

Anne (Calthorpe) Wyse abt 1515 Norfolk, England - abt 1580

Arthur Capell 23 Jan 1632 Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, England - 13 Jul 1683

Arthur Capell bef 20 Feb 1608 Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, England - 09 Mar 1649

Gawain Carew abt 1503 - bef 30 Jun 1585

Peter Carew abt 1514 - 27 Nov 1575

Anne (Carr) Russell 09 Dec 1615 Blackfriars, London, England - 10 May 1684

Giovanni Castiglione abt 1516 Gassino Torinese, Torino, Piedmont, Italy - 12 Feb 1598

James Cecil 1646 Westminster, London, England - Jun 1683

James Cecil 25 Sep 1666 - 24 Oct 1694

George Chamberlain bef 1533 England - aft 1580

John Cheke 16 Jun 1514 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England - 13 Sep 1557

John Churchill bef 26 May 1650 Ash, Shropshire, England - 16 Jun 1722

Margaret (Clare) de Badlesmere abt 1287 Ireland - bef 03 Jan 1334

Thomas Coningsby 02 Nov 1656 Hampton Court, Herefordshire, England - 01 May 1729

Anthony Cooke May 1504 Havering-atte-Bower, Essex, England - 12 Jun 1576

Anthony Cope 19 Mar 1550 Hardwick Manor, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England - 06 Jul 1614

William Coryton abt 1579 West Newton, Cornwall, England - abt 01 May 1651

Thomas Cranmer abt 02 Jul 1489 Aslacton, Nottinghamshire, England - 21 Mar 1556

James Croft 1518 Croft Castle, Herefordshire, England - 04 Sep 1590

James (Crofts) Scott 09 Apr 1649 Rotterdam, Holland, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden - 15 Jul 1685

Thomas Culpepper abt 1514 England - 10 Dec 1541

D

Charles Danvers abt 1568 Wiltshire, England - 18 Mar 1601

Anthony Deane 03 Dec 1633 Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, England - 11 Jun 1721

Gilbert (Denys) le Denys abt 1360 Gloucestershire, England - 1422

Edward Dering 28 Jan 1598 Tower of London, Middlesex, England - 22 Jun 1644

Robert Devereux 10 Nov 1566 Netherwood, Herefordshire, England - 25 Feb 1601

Everard Digby 1578 - 30 Jan 1606

John Digby Feb 1580 Coleshill, Warwickshire, England - 21 Jan 1653

Margaret (Douglas) Stuart 08 Oct 1515 Harbottle Castle, Harbottle, Northumberland, England - 07 Mar 1578

William Douglas bef 1255 Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland - bef 24 Jan 1299

Ambrose Dudley abt 1528 London, England - 21 Feb 1590

Andrew Dudley abt 1507 - bef 22 Nov 1559

Guildford Dudley 1535 Northumberland, England - 12 Feb 1554

Henry Dudley abt 1517 Dudley, Staffordshire, England - abt 1568

John Dudley abt 1504 England - 22 Aug 1553

John Dudley abt 1527 Sussex, England - 21 Oct 1554

Robert Dudley 24 Jun 1532 Richmond, Surrey, England - 04 Sep 1588

Lewis Dyve abt 03 Nov 1599 Bromham, Bedfordshire, England - abt 17 Apr 1669

E

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

F

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

G

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

John Gates bef 1504 - 22 Aug 1553

John Gayer abt 1584 - 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

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

G cont.

Leonard Grey abt 1490 Groby, Leicester, 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

H

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

Henry Hastings abt 1536 - 14 Dec 1595

John Hayward abt 1564 Suffolk, England - 27 Jun 1627

Adam Hepburn bef 1600 Stobo, Peebleshire, Scotland - bef 1658

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

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

I

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

J

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

K

Robert (Kerr) Carr 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

L

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

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

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

George Legge abt 1647 - 25 Oct 1691

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

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

M

Donough MacCarty 1669 Blarney, Ireland - 01 Oct 1734

John Maynard abt 1595 Essex, England - Jul 1658

Henry Mildmay abt 1594 Essex, England - 1668

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 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

N

George Neville abt 1433 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

O

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

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

P

Richard Page - 1548

Thomas Palmer abt 1500 England - 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

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

P cont.

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

John Perrot 11 Nov 1528 Haroldstone, Pembroke, 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

Nicholas Poyntz abt 1501 Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England - 08 Jul 1557

Robert Pye 1622 Faringdon, Berkshire, England - Dec 1701

R

Egremont Radcliffe 1540 - Dec 1578

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

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

S

Richard Salwey 1615 Worcestershire, England - abt 1685

William Sandys 1545 - 29 Sep 1623

Walter Selby abt 1290 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 Shirley aft 1623 Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England - 06 Nov 1656

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 1511 Cleveland, Yorkshire, England - 25 May 1537

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

Archibald Stewart 1697 Edinburgh, Scotland - abt 1780

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

Thomas Stradling bef 1495 St Donats Castle, Morgannwg, Cymru - 27 Jan 1571

Arabella (Stuart) Seymour abt 1577 Rufford, Nottinghamshire, England - 25 Sep 1615

T

James Temple 1606 Rochester, Kent, England - 1680

Thomas Thirlby 1506 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England - 1570

William Thomas bef 1524 - 18 May 1554

John Throckmorton abt 1529 Gloucestershire, England - 21 Apr 1556

Mary (Throckmorton) Arden bef 1532 - 1603

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

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

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

V

Henry Vaughan abt 1587 - bef 05 Jan 1661

W

Edward Waldegrave abt 1514 England - 13 Aug 1584

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 1474 England - 23 Nov 1499

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

Phillip Wharton 08 Apr 1613 Wharton Hall, Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England - 05 Feb 1696

Thomas Wharton 1520 - 14 Jun 1572

John White 1509 Farnham, Surrey, England - 12 Jan 1560

Henry Wilmot bef 26 Oct 1613 - 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

William Wyndham abt 1688 - 17 Jul 1740

Y

Edward (York) Plantagenet 04 Nov 1470 Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England - aft 1483

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