Charles, Duke of Orléans was imprisoned in various English castles between 1415 and 1440, including the White Tower of the Tower of London as prisoner. Henry VI of England was imprisoned in the Tower after his capture between 1465 and 1470 and again in 1471, when he was murdered on 21 May 1471. read more
"Those imprisoned in the Tower - and royalty in particular - were kept in the manner to which they were accustomed, not in a state of deprivation and cruelty," said a spokesman for the Tower of London. read more