Historical place archive

Tower Green in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Tower Green in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

6 records5 event labels3 people1381–1536

Historical events in Tower Green

1381

14 June 1381
Siege of London
Richard II · Military

Promises to grant a pardon but most of the rebels continue their destruction

1536

19 May 1536
Death of Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn · House of Tudor

Beheaded on Tower Green by a headsman from Calais who uses a sword

19 May 1536
Death of Henry VIII
Henry VIII · House of Tudor

Anne Boleyn is executed

19 May 1536
Execution
Anne Boleyn · House of Tudor

Found guilty of treason. Beheaded on Tower Green by a headsman from Calais who uses a sword

19 May 1536
Execution
Henry VIII · House of Tudor

Anne Boleyn is executed by sword within the Tower of London.

19 May 1536
Treason
Anne Boleyn · House of Tudor

Found guilty of treason

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and Tower Green. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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