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
There have been so many prisoners, since the earliest part of the Tower (the WhiteTower) was completed in the 1090s,and whether or not they could be said to be famous, depends on your point of view eg some I have not mentioned here were considered famous by the Catholic Church and given the title Blessed or Saint. read more
Twelve-year-old Prince Edward V and 10-year-old Prince Richard of Shrewsbury—better known as “the Princes in the Tower”—are among the most famous prisoners to have disappeared within the bowels of the Tower of London. read more