Tower Hill is an elevated spot north-west of the Tower of London
Tower of London
Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London , is a historic monument in central London, England, on the north bank of the River Thames.... , just outside the limits of the City of London
City of London
The City of London is a geographically small city status in the United Kingdom within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which, along with Westminster, the modern conurbation grew.... in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a London borough to the east of the City of London, England and north of the River Thames in East London, England, taking in much of the East End of London.... . Formerly it was part of the Tower Liberty
Liberties of the Tower of London
The Liberties of the Tower, or the Tower Liberty was an area adjoining the Tower of London, which was outside the jurisdiction of either the City of London or the County of Middlesex.... under the direct administrative control of Tower.
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Tower Hill is an elevated spot north-west of the Tower of London
Tower of London
Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London , is a historic monument in central London, England, on the north bank of the River Thames.... , just outside the limits of the City of London
City of London
The City of London is a geographically small city status in the United Kingdom within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which, along with Westminster, the modern conurbation grew.... in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a London borough to the east of the City of London, England and north of the River Thames in East London, England, taking in much of the East End of London.... . Formerly it was part of the Tower Liberty
Liberties of the Tower of London
The Liberties of the Tower, or the Tower Liberty was an area adjoining the Tower of London, which was outside the jurisdiction of either the City of London or the County of Middlesex.... under the direct administrative control of Tower.
Belonging to one of the oldest parts of London
London
London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire.... , archeological evidence shows that there was a settlement on the hill in the Bronze Age
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is, with respect to a given prehistory, the period in that society when the most advanced metalworking included smelting copper and tin from naturally-occurring outcroppings of copper and tin ores, creating a bronze alloy by melting those metals together, and casting them into bronze artifact s.... and much later a Roman
Roman Britain
Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between AD 43 and 410. The Romans referred to their province as Britannia.... village that was burnt down during the Boudicca uprising.
All Hallows-by-the-Tower, also previously dedicated to Mary , is an ancient Anglican church located in Byward Street in the City of London, overlooking the Tower of London.... is renowned for fragments of Romanesque
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is the term that is used to describe the architecture of Middle Ages Europe which evolved into the Gothic architecture style beginning in the 12th century.... architecture
Architecture
The term architecture can refer to a process, a profession or documentation.As a process, architecture is the activity of designing and construction buildings and other physical structures by a person or a computer, primarily to provide shelter.... dating back to the year 680.
Public executions of high-profile criminals were carried out on the hill.
Sir James Tuchet, 7th Lord Audley was born in the Heleigh Castle, Staffordshire, England to John Tuchet, 6th Baron Audley and Ann Echingham.He was married twice first about 1483 to Margaret Dayrell, daughter of Sir Richard Dayrell and Margaret Beaufort.... , one of the commanders of the Cornish Rebellion of 1497
Cornish Rebellion of 1497
The Cornish Rebellion of 1497 was a Popular revolt in late medieval Europe by the people of Cornwall in the far south west of Great Britain. Its primary cause was the raising of war taxes by King Henry VII of England on the impoverished Cornish people for a campaign against Scotland, motivated by brief border skirmishes that were inspired... who was beheaded on 28 June 1497
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham was an England nobleman. He was the son of the Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and the former Catherine Woodville, daughter of the Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and sister-in-law of Edward IV of England.... - 1521
John Cardinal Fisher , from 1935 Saint John Fisher, was an English people Roman Catholic bishop, cardinal and martyr. He shares his feast day with Thomas More on 22 June in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints and 6 July on the Calendar of saints .... - 1535
George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford was the brother of Anne Boleyn, the husband of Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford. He was convicted of incest with his sister, Anne, during the period of her trial for treason.... - 1536
Sir Anthony Babington was convicted of plotting the assassination of Elizabeth I of England and conspiring with the imprisoned Mary Queen Of Scots.... - 1586
Mervyn Tuchet, otherwise Audley, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven - 1631
Archbishop William Laud was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 to 1645. He pursued a High Church course and opposed Radical Reformation of Puritanism.... - 1645
James Crofts, later James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth and 1st Duke of Buccleuch Privy Council of England , was an English nobleman. He was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, the illegitimate son of Charles II of England and his Mistress , Lucy Walter, who had followed him into continental exile after the execution of Charles II's fat... - 1685
William Boyd , 4th Earl of Kilmarnock, was a Scotland nobleman.William Boyd was educated at Glasgow. Like his father in the Jacobite rising of 1715, William initially supported the Government side, but in the rebellion of 1745, owing either to a personal affront or to the influence of his wife or to his straitened circumstances he deserte... - 1746
Tower Green is a space within the Tower of London where two English people Queens consort and five other British nobility were execution by Decapitation.... within the confines of the Tower of London rather than on Tower Hill.
The Tower Hill Memorial is a national war memorial on the south side of Trinity Square Gardens, just to the north of the Tower of London. It commemorates those from the Navy and fishing fleets who died during both world wars and have no known grave.... , Tower Gateway DLR station
Tower Gateway DLR station
Tower Gateway is a Docklands Light Railway station near the Tower of London. It is in Travelcard Zone 1. It adjoins the tracks to Fenchurch Street railway station and is on the site of the closed Minories railway station.... , and Tower Hill tube station
Tower Hill tube station
Tower Hill is a London Underground station at Tower Hill, London in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.The station is in Travelcard Zone 1 and near the Tower of London.... .
