Historical place archive

Tower of London in History

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

22 records16 event labels14 people1296โ€“1650

Historical events in Tower of London

1296

1296
Arrest of John Balliol
John Balliol ยท England War

Edward I sends John to Hereford and then to the Tower of London

1296
Arrest of John Comyn
John Comyn ยท England War

Comyn is arrested after the Battle of Dunbar

1296
Arrest of John de Mentieth
John de Mentieth ยท England War

Arrested after the Battle of Dunbar

1305

22 August 1305
Trial
William Wallace ยท Government of Scotland

Committed & sentenced to death

1306

1306
Arrest of Simon Fraser
Simon Fraser ยท England War

Arrested by the English

1306
Execution
Alexander Bruce ยท House of Bruce

Captured & hanged by Edward I

7 September 1306
Death of Herbert Morham
Herbert Morham ยท England War

Death of Herbert Morham, executed

7 September 1306
Death of Simon Fraser
Simon Fraser ยท England War

Death of Simon Fraser, executeed

7 September 1306
Execution
Herbert Morham ยท England War

Beheaded for supporting the Scots

7 September 1306
Execution
Simon Fraser ยท England War

Hanged, drawn & quartered, head displayed on London Bridge alongside William Wallace

1346

1346
Arrest of David II
David II ยท Hundred Years War

David II is imprisoned in the Tower of London, 1346-1357

1413

21 March 1413
Arrest of James I
James I ยท House of Stewart

Sent to the Tower by Henry V

1566

1566
Arrest of Margaret Douglas
Margaret Douglas ยท House of Douglas

Arrested for a 2nd time for the marriage of one of her sons, this time Charles Stuart, but pardoned after her sons death in 1576. Arrested after her sons marriage to Mary without Elizabeth Is approval

1567

1567
Arrest of Margaret Douglas
Margaret Douglas ยท House of Douglas

Released after the murder of her son Lord Darnley

1571

1571
Arrest of John Leslie
John Leslie ยท Roman Catholic Church

Arrested for part played in the Ridolfi Plot to depose Elizabeth I in favour of Mary

1571
Ridolfi Plot
John Leslie ยท Roman Catholic Church

Arrested for part played in the Ridolfi Plot to depose Elizabeth I in favour of Mary

September 1571
Plot
Mary of Scots ยท House of Stewart

Marys envoy, Leslie, is arrested & makes damaging confessions

7 September 1571
Plot
Mary of Scots ยท House of Stewart

Marys supporter Norfolk is Arrested

1576

1576
Arrest of Margaret Douglas
Margaret Douglas ยท House of Douglas

Arrested for a 2nd time for the marriage of one of her sons, this time Charles Stuart, but pardoned after her sons death in 1576

1605

1605
Arrest of Andrew Melville
Andrew Melville ยท Church of England

James I has Andrew Melville arrested for mocking the English Church

1611

1611
Arrest of Andrew Melville
Andrew Melville ยท Church of England

Released & leaves for France, does not return

1650

1650
Arrest of William Keith
William Keith ยท Civil War

Entertains Charles II at Dunnottar

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Scotland and Tower of London. 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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