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The day of September 11, 2001 became a certain milestone in the public consciousness - the date that international terrorism reached a qualitatively new level of confrontation with socio-political institutions that the so-called free world declares as the only correct ones. But the circumstances of this tragedy involuntarily suggest some “wrong” thoughts.

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On that day, July 16, 1676, all of Paris was buzzing like an alarmed beehive. Of course, it’s not every day that such a dangerous criminal, and besides, a woman, is executed. And not just any woman, but one of the first beauties of the French kingdom.

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It is believed that the Tower Fortress, which at one time was a royal residence, a mint, a prison, and even a zoo, has been preserved thanks to the magic and ghosts that live in it. However, like the black crows. But let's take it in order... (website)

Magic signs

On the territory of the Tower of London there are many artifacts indicating that the fortress, starting from the moment of its construction in 1066 by William the First, constantly had magical protection. This is evidenced, for example, by V-symbols burned into logs, wheel-shaped mesh patterns, broken blades, many sheep and cow bones, and so on.

Most likely, the Tower residence was considered an “unclean” place, and it was protected from demonic influence with such magical signs. Moreover, over the thousand-year history of its existence, the fortress experienced many executions, murders, poisonings and tortures. It is no coincidence that ghosts still roam around the castle, which is now a museum, and the main attraction of the night Tower is the ghost of Anne Boleyn, the wife of King Henry VIII, not legalized by the Vatican, who suspected her of treason and witchcraft, after which the queen was executed (1536 , May 19).

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Ghosts of the Castle

The ghost of the “White Lady” is even recognized as the official ghost of the Tower; it is constantly seen here not only by museum employees, but also by many visitors, since on the anniversary of her execution the queen appears in the corridors of the castle in a dark dress and without a head, which she defiantly carries under her arm. True, you can see this ghost at any other time; often the “White Lady” appears walking among a ghostly funeral procession. At this time, her face is hidden under the veil, but under it the person’s gaze catches an eerie emptiness. By the way, the ghost of the executed queen was also noticed in Hever Castle, which is located near London. She spent her childhood there.

But the “White Lady” is not the only ghost of the Tower; ghostly boys in nightgowns sometimes appear in the Bloody Tower, in whom it is easy to recognize the sons of Edward IV, killed by their uncle Richard of Gloucester, who later became King Richard III. Princes, as a rule, appear in front of a person holding each other's hand, stand for a while in front of a stunned visitor to the castle, and then melt right before their eyes.

The following case stands out from the “ghost life” of the Tower. One day a guard noticed a light in St. Peter's Chapel. He placed the ladder against the wall and thus managed to look out the window. In the chapel, he saw women and men in ancient robes silently walking in a circle. Among them, the guard recognized the "White Lady", the Duchess of Salisbury, Thomas More, Lady Jane Gray with her husband Lord Dudley and many other celebrities who once lived in the Tower. The strange procession was closed by the hanged rebels of 1745. They could easily be recognized by their pale, almost blue faces, eyes burning like coals and a bloody stripe on their necks. The procession walked around the room several times and disappeared, after which the fantastic light in the chapel went out.

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Mystical crows

And finally, black crows of some unnaturally huge size have been living in the Tower Castle for a long time, perhaps since its very foundation. In addition, these mystical birds have amazing intelligence. Museum employees have repeatedly noted that the crows seem to be observing the life of the fortress, making their own subtle adjustments to it. Perhaps these birds are somehow connected with the ghosts living in the castle.

Today, funds from the state treasury are even allocated for the maintenance of mystical ravens, since belief says that as soon as these black birds leave the residence, the end will come not only to the Tower, but to all of England...

IN In a festive publication dedicated to the 900th anniversary of the foundation of the Tower, the Duke of Edinburgh writes the following: “During its history, the Tower of London has been a fortress, a palace, a repository of royal jewels, an arsenal, a mint, a prison, an observatory, and a zoo. , and a place that attracts tourists." It’s hard to disagree with the Duke; indeed, tens of thousands of tourists from all over the world are eager to visit a place imbued with secrets and legends.

Black crows- perhaps not only one of the main legends, but also an important symbol of the modern Tower. It is known for certain that the first raven appeared in the castle in 1553 during the time of the “nine-day queen” Jane Grey. It was then that the famous “Vivat!” was heard for the first time, foreshadowing bad news - Gray was executed. However, crows became iconic during the time of Queen Elizabeth, on whose orders her favorite Duke of Essex was imprisoned for raising a riot. While waiting for the verdict, a huge black raven knocked on the window of the Duke’s cell with its beak, and, looking intently into Essex’s eyes, shouted “Vivat!” three times. The Duke told visiting relatives about the bad omen, they in turn spread the word throughout London, the sad outcome was obvious to everyone. A few days later, the Duke of Essex was brutally executed. This legend lived on for several centuries - the raven appeared to those doomed to the scaffold, until the Tower lost its status as a royal prison and became a museum.
Since then, entire dynasties of ravens have settled on the territory of the Tower, and their life on the territory of the castle has acquired a lot of legends. So, one of them still lives - it is believed that the Tower and the entire British Empire will fall as soon as the crows leave it.

Surprisingly, in the 17th century, King Charles II issues a decree, which clearly states that six black ravens must be kept in the castle at all times. A special raven guardian was appointed to monitor this, whose duties included the complete maintenance of the birds. This tradition is still alive today.
Since those times, practically nothing has changed; seven black ravens (one is a spare) live in excellent conditions in the fortress - in spacious enclosures. Every year the state allocates a substantial budget for the maintenance of ravens. Thanks to excellent nutrition, the “Keepers of the Tower” are very well-fed. Their daily diet includes about 200 grams of fresh meat and blood biscuits; in addition, once a week the birds are given eggs, fresh rabbit meat and fried croutons.
Each raven has its own name and character - Baldrick, Munin, Thor, Gugin, Gwillum and Branwyn. Every tourist can see them walking along the green lawn.
Scientists and restorers are constantly able to assess the significance of black crows in the history of the Tower, finding ancient bird nests in the most unexpected places. In one of these nests, discoveries were recently discovered that stirred up new legends and hypotheses. A bracelet with the initials of that same Jane Gray, a hairpin from Elizabeth Tudor and a glass with the coat of arms of Essex fell into the hands of historians.

Without exaggeration, London is considered one of the world's leading capitals for the number of ghosts. Being a monarchical power, according to the stories of the inhabitants, the ghosts of kings and their entourage can be found everywhere here. The Tower was no exception, during its existence many secrets and scenes of bloodshed accumulated.
One of the most described knowledges is considered ghost of King George II, who died of a heart attack while waiting for important documents from Germany. According to evidence, the unhappy face of George II is often seen in the windows of the castle, looking out to look at the weather vane.

There are many accounts of encounters with a ghost. beheaded Anne Boleyn carrying her head under her arm. Thus, according to eyewitnesses, the brutally executed wife of King Henry VIII was seen in different parts of the castle, most often she was seen walking in the park of the fortress.
According to legend, for a long time a ghost wandered through the corridors of the castle. murdered Archbishop Thomas Becket. Considered to be the oldest, the ghost disappeared only after the grandson of the murderer, Henry III, did not build a chapel within the walls of the Tower.
The ghosts of children have been seen more than once in the fortress - murdered 12-year-old King Edward V and his 9-year-old brother Richard. “Little princes,” as they are called, dressed in white robes, silently holding hands, walk along the corridors of the castle.

Another famous ghost is explorer Walter Raleigh, who was imprisoned twice for his role in the conspiracy, the last time ended in public execution.
The most terrifying vision, according to eyewitnesses, is the scene of the execution of the Countess of Salisbury - Margaret Paul. Many servants of the fortress claim that this spectacle can be observed every year on the day of execution - the image of the countess and the executioner is clearly visible, wild screams are heard, after beheading all visions disappear, and dead silence ensues.
Interestingly, the main tower of the Tower was never seen in the haunted theme, but there is an explanation for this. There is a legend that during the construction of the tower in the 11th century, an animal was sacrificed to drive out evil spirits. To confirm this, during renovation work in the 19th century, the skeleton of a cat was discovered in the masonry of the wall... Does it make sense to continue?
One can only guess how many more secrets the Tower of London keeps, but it is clear that very soon more legends of the main royal prison will not only be revealed, but also confirmed.

It is famous throughout the world not only because it is one of the main attractions of the capital of England. People come here to meet the ghosts that live here in large numbers. Of course, because the building is very old, and during its existence a huge number of people died here.

- these are members of the royal family, prisoners and murdered people. Until 1820 the castle was a prison. Ghosts began to be noticed here from the mid-13th century, and since then their number has only increased.

Thomas Becket

One of the first ghosts to be spotted in the castle was the Archbishop and Chancellor of England, Thomas Becket. He was on good terms with the king, but due to some misdeed, he decided to execute his friend.

After death, Becket’s ghost could not calm down and wandered around the castle in search of truth and justice, but in the end the chancellor’s soul calmed down. They stopped seeing him after a chapel was built in the castle.

Margaret Paul

This woman was executed, her death became terrible. Until the last moment she tried to escape from the hands of the executioner, wriggled, screamed heart-rendingly and tried to save her life. However, she was still killed.

People often witness how, on the anniversary of a death, a ghostly picture is repeated in the Tower - they are trying to execute a woman, she screams, but it all ends when her head is cut off.

Ann Bolein

Perhaps this is the Tower of London. She was executed because she irritated the king by not being able to give birth to a son.

After the execution, the body of the unfortunate woman was thrown into a chest, and the severed head was placed under her right arm. This is how she appears before visitors to the castle. A sort of ghost without a head.

Little princes

Edward the Fourth's two sons were killed on the orders of their uncle. Innocent children still cannot find peace and constantly wander around the castle. For a long time, their bodies could not be found, so it was believed that after burial the ghosts would find peace and disappear.

However, this did not happen - the bodies of the children were found in a heap of garbage, and after the funeral, the children continued to wander around the castle. Most often they can be found in the Bloody Tower.

Eyewitness stories

They do not try to hide from people, they calmly wander around the castle and do not pay any attention to tourists. They are often seen, and besides this, other inexplicable things happen.

There were rumors that one day one of the guards saw a ghostly bear that disappeared by passing through the wall. From such a shock, the unfortunate man died on the spot.

Another story says that a guard saw children warming themselves and cuddling by the fireplace. Although in fact there was no fireplace, much less lit at that time.

Another guard noticed two men who were separated by a burning log. He wanted to look into their eyes, but at that moment both people disappeared along with the burning tree.

There are many ghost stories and ghosts of the tower occupy an honorable place among the most terrible. Despite the fact that the building itself seems creepy due to all these stories, tourists come here every year to tickle their nerves.

Of course, there is a possibility that someone specially invented all these stories in order to attract the public to the castle and increase its level of popularity. But so many different facts cannot be fiction; at least some of them must definitely turn out to be true.

I came across an article about the Tower online; among other things, it mentioned Tower ghosts, of which there are many, but not a single story has been written about them.
It became interesting, of course, so I decided to dig around and “register” all the ghosts walking there in order to identify them: who, where, and why they don’t fit in the other world... =)

So, the most famous ghost of the Tower is the figure of a woman in a white dress and headdress, under which, however, there is no head, since the lady carries a severed head in her hand.

This lady's name is Ann Bolein, she is the second of Henry VIII's six wives.
Starting her career as a maid of honor to Queen Catherine of Aragon, Henry's first wife, she soon captured the king's heart, and he, having divorced his first wife and sent her to a monastery, married 26-year-old Anna. But, to her misfortune, she gave birth to a daughter, and not a son-heir, and the king, who by that time was carried away by his new favorite, without regret accused Anne Boleyn of adultery and ordered her execution in the Tower.

Having reigned for only 1000 days, Anna was far from being a people's favorite. On the day of her execution, a French professional executioner was invited, who cut off heads with a sword (and not with an ax, as was customary in England), and her head was not hung for public display, as was done in other cases. She was buried in a white silk dress (which she wore to her execution) in the Tower under the floor of the chapel of Saints Peter and Vencula, in a forged chest.

Now the ghost of Anna appears in that same dress, carrying her head under her arm, and surrounded by a whitish light. Tower staff say she is most often seen walking on the wind from the Queen's House through St. Peter's Chapel or standing by the window in the room where she prepared for her execution. Sometimes she leads a procession of dignitaries down the aisle of the church to her final resting place under the altar.

Next on our list are ghosts of two boys.
This is 12-year-old King Edward V and his 9-year-old brother Richard, Duke of York. Their story is tragic and mysterious. After the death of their father, Edward IV, there was no king on the throne, since the princes were small, and affairs were managed by a regent: their uncle, Richard of Gloucester (Shakespeare's "Richard III")

But it was soon announced that Edward IV was a bigamist, and therefore his sons were bastards. Thus, Richard III, a cruel and bloody intriguer, put on the crown and sent the princes to the Tower, where he later ordered them to be strangled and their bodies walled up in the wall. After 200 years, the bodies of two young men were indeed found in the wall, but it was impossible to prove that these were the bodies of princes in those days.
Since then, their ghosts have appeared every now and then on the stairs of the Tower. Dressed in white shrouds, the brothers stand silently, holding hands.

Having visited the Salt Tower, or rather its dungeons, we will meet another ghost.
In 1593 he was imprisoned here Henry Walpole, Jesuit priest. He, like many other Catholics, was subjected to repression by Protestants and endured horrific torture, not wanting to hand over his Catholic minions. During the hours of waiting for the rack, he carved the names of saints on the stone and prayed to them, asking them to give him courage and perseverance during interrogations.
Getting into this dungeon, people see a yellowish light that gradually fills the entire room. Many have heard whispers of prayer, and some have reported the sensation of someone's cold touch.

Another ghost, or rather a group of ghosts, is seen on the lawn where executions were once carried out.
It's a ghost Margaret Paul, Countess of Salisbury. At the time of her execution in 1541, she was 67 years old and this elderly lady was a completely unfortunate victim who fell under the king’s hot hand. Henry VIII persecuted her son, the cardinal, for not following his doctrine, in particular criticizing his divorce from Catherine of Aragon and his marriage to Anne Boleyn. Realizing that he could not get the cardinal, Henry took out all his anger on his mother, the elderly Countess of Salisbury, and ordered her execution.
During the execution, the woman managed to escape from the hands of the executioner and ran around the scaffold screaming and cursing. The executioner, who was chasing her, dealt blow after blow, until finally the woman fell dead from her wounds.
It is this picture that visitors to the Tower observe every year, on the anniversary of the Countess’s execution, on the very spot where the scaffold stood.

A ghost no less famous than Anne Boleyn - Sir Walter Raleigh.
This nobleman, scientist, poet and conquistador was one of the most enlightened people of his time. During his life full of adventures and discoveries, he managed to do a lot: visit the New World and introduce tobacco to Europe, become the lover of the Virgin Queen, write many sonnets and poems, make considerable discoveries and also become pirates)) He managed to visit the Tower three times, and the first two times - by order of the same Elizabeth, and the last by order of James I, who sent him there for piracy. Despite everything, Raley enjoyed relative freedom in prison all these years: he was allowed to meet with friends and communicate with the guards. The king himself consulted him on important issues.
However, on October 29, 1618, he nevertheless ascended the scaffold. When the matter was over, in the midst of general silence, someone said, “Where else will we find such a head as to remove it from our shoulders?”
Nowadays, the ghost of Rayleigh visits the very rooms where he spent years in captivity, walks along the corridors, and, according to the caretakers of the Tower, is not at all afraid of people.

Malicious ghost - Henry Percy.
It is difficult to say which Henry Percy we are talking about, since there were several of them (the most famous was made famous by Shakespeare in Richard III), and all of them ended up in the Tower for one time or another, but none of them were executed there. Perhaps we are talking about one of Anne Boleyn's lovers.
One way or another, Henry Percy Earl of Northumberland often appears in Martin's Tower and every time strives to push visitors passing there down the steps of the stairs.

Hellish screams and crying. The Council Chambers in the Tower owe all this to the ghost of Guy Fawkes.
On November 5, 1605, a group of conspirators attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament along with the government, King James I, the Queen and their son. Guy Fawkes and his friends were unhappy with the king's attitude towards Catholics and hoped that English Catholics could seize power in the country if they killed members of the government and the royal family. The conspirators rented a basement under the parliament building, and a few days before the opening of parliament, Guy hid about twenty barrels of gunpowder in the basement. The amount of gunpowder would have been enough to bring down the entire building of Parliament to the ground and bury everyone who was there at that moment: the king, officials, peers, clergy, aristocracy - in general, everyone who was at the top of power in England at that moment.
However, the plot was discovered, Guy Fawkes was caught and brutally executed. After all the torture he endured, he was quartered. To this day, Guy haunts all the inhabitants of the Tower with screams, as he once did during the execution.

Gray bear.
In the Middle Ages, the Tower of London was home to the Royal Menagerie. Lions, leopards, bears, monkeys and even an elephant (a gift from the King of France) lived here for a long time. Several centuries later, at midnight in January 1815, the inhabitants of the tower first saw the ghost of a huge bear here. Since then, he regularly disturbs visitors with his menacing appearance....

Gray Lady
Or Jane Gray. This sixteen-year-old girl became a victim of the ambitious plans of John Dudley and his son Guilford, who remained her husband for a very short time. As a result of intrigue, Jane ascended the throne, but reigned for only 9 days. Mary Tudor overthrew her and accused her of treason along with her husband and father-in-law, and they later went to the Tower and were executed. John's ghost can also be seen on the path leading to the scaffold. His spirit constantly turns to the windows of the tower, and tears flow from his eyes. The Gray Lady - the unfortunate girl Jane Gray occasionally appears on the roof of the Salt Tower, where she spent the last hours before her execution.

Ghost of Henry VI
He, like many others, became a victim of Richard Gloucester. Henry VI was a weak, weak-willed ruler, although he occupied the throne for 49 years, and was crowned at the age of one year. In 1471, thanks to the intrigues of Gloucester, he lost his throne and went to the Tower. There, a few days later on May 21, he was stabbed to death by Richard Gloucester at the altar where he prayed at midnight. His ghost still appears every anniversary of his death, at midnight, in that very room.

White Lady.
As a matter of fact, the British generally apply this title to all female ghosts. But this Lady is worth telling, if only because researchers are still at a loss as to who it could be... A girl in a white antique dress appears at the windows in the corridors of the Tower, spreading the smell of cheap perfume, which makes all witnesses of her appearance immediately begins to feel nauseous.

This is a list of the most "active" ghosts of the Tower.
It is worth noting that the donjon, located in the center of the complex, seems to have never been visited by any ghosts. Legend has it that at the beginning of its construction in the 11th century, an animal was sacrificed there to drive out evil spirits: during work carried out in the 19th century, workers discovered the skeleton of a cat inside one of the supporting walls...