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
The last time The Tower of London was used as a prison was in 1954 when the Kray Twins were held for only a few days because of their refusal to report to national service. read more
The last prisoner held in the Tower of London was Rudolf Hess, Adolf Hitler's deputy, who in 1941 flew alone to Britain in a Messerschmitt Bf 110 fighter plane and parachuted into Scotland. He had been largely sidelined in Hitler's inner circle and had a crazy notion that he could negotiate peace with Britain by himself. read more