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The Ghosts of the Tower of London - Pt2

In this final instalment of The Ghosts of thehis son and persuaded her cousin Edward VI to
Tower of London, you will learn about thename her his successor in case of his death
fate of Catherine Howard and discover theinstead of his two half-sisters. When Edward
treachery behind the death of Lady Jane GreyVI died she was crowned Queen of England, but
who  was Queen of England for only nine days.the  supporters  of  Mary  overthrew  her.
The most grisly execution and thus hauntingHer own father got scared and in hopes to
is that of the 70 year old Countess ofsave his own skin, left the Tower of London
Salisbury, the last of the Plantagenets. Kingand went to Tower Hill to proclaim Mary I, as
Henry VIII had her executed for politicalthe Queen of England, Lady Jane never left
reasons. The feisty Countess refused to putthe tower; she and her husband were
her head on the block like a common traitor.immediately imprisoned and sentenced to
When her executioner came after her she ran,death. Queen Mary carried out the execution
but was pursued by him, with his axe in handof Lady Janes father-in-law but set both Jane
hacking at her until he had hewn the Countessand  her  husband  free.
to  death.
Her father was involved in a rebellion
Her ghost has been seen reliving this trulyagainst Mary I, Lady Jane and her husband
gruesome act. Also the shadow of a great axewere again placed in the tower. Lady Jane
has been seen falling across the scene of herwatched as her husband was taken to Tower
murder.Hill where he was beheaded. She saw his body
being carried back to the chapel, after which
At one time the Tower of London was home toshe was taken to Tower Green where she was
the Royal Menagerie. Lions, leopards, bears,beheaded.  She  was  only  17  years  old.
birds, monkeys and an elephant, that was a
gift from the King of France, were kept onLady Jane Greys ghost was last seen by two
exhibit. On the stroke of midnight in JanuaryGuardsmen on February 12, 1957, the 403rd
of 1815 a sentry saw a bear from thisanniversary of her execution. She was
menagerie emerge from a doorway. He lunged atdescribed as a "white shape forming itself on
it with his bayonet, it passed right throughthe battlements". Her husband, Guildford
the apparition. The Sentry was later foundDudley, has been seen in Beauchamp Tower
unconscious, it is said he died of frightweeping.
within  two  months  of  this  encounter.
Catherine Howard escaped from her room in the
Something unseen and very frightening is inTower of London. "She ran down the hallway
the Salt Tower. This is one of the mostscreaming for help and mercy. She was caught
haunted areas of the Tower of London complex.and returned to her room." The next day she
This is a very old section, dogs will notwas beheaded. Her ghost has been seen sill
enter this ancient building, and ever sincerunning  down the hallway screaming for help.
one of the Yeoman Warders was nearly
throttled by a force unseen, they will not goOther strange sightings at the Tower of
in  the  area  after  nightfall.London have been "Phantom funeral carriages"
and A lovely veiled lady that, upon closer
In 1864, a soldier whose post was to guardlook proves to have a black void where her
the Queens House at the Tower of London, sawface  should  be."
a apparition so real, that after ignoring the
soldiers three challenges, he charged withThis concludes the brief insight to the
all his might at the intruder with hisGhosts of The Tower of London. I hope this
bayonet, only to go straight through thehas fired your imagination enough so that you
figure.want to learn more about the Towers most
GRUESOME  PAST.
He was found unconscious at his post and was
court-martialled for neglecting his duty.If you want to read about more haunting tales
Luckily there were two witnesses whothen visit my Haunted Castles page, where you
corroborated his story. The soldier wascan find out about the strange happenings at
eventually  acquitted.Windsor Castle or read about the Heroic tale
of  the  two  Pomeroy  Brothers.
Lady Jane Grey is another tragic story of a
young life cut short at the Tower, due to theBest  Wishes  and  Have  a  Great  Day
actions of others the most despicable of who
was  her  own  father.Stuart  Bazga
She was the granddaughter of Mary (Henry VIIIA Guide to Castles of Europe was born from
younger sister) and Louis XII of France. Thechildhood dreams and aspirations. It is my
Duke of Northumberland would lose everythinghope to educate and stimulate you into
if Henry VIIIs son was to die and Mary, whoexploring  these  castles  for  youselves.
was  Catholic,  would  become  queen.
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