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Crime and Punishment
At the Tower of London
Question | Answer |
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Henry VIII | Used the Tower to imprision the clergymen John Fisher and Thomas Moore as well as his wives Anne Bolwyn and Catherine Howard. |
Jane Grey | The Nine Day Queen. Crowned Queen of England by Protestant opponents of Mary I, she would be captured by Mary and executed along with her husband, father, and father in law. |
Guy Fawkes | Catholic rebel who attempted to blow up parliament. Captured and tortured into a confession at the Tower before his execution. |
Germans at the Tower | During the World Wars, the Tower was converted back into a prison and during World War I, 11 German intelligence agents were executed by firing squad at the Tower. |
The Last Prisoner | During World War II, the Tower would find itself only used once and that was to imprision German Reichsmarshal Rudolf Hess. |