The Tower claims that torture was rare in England and was never officially part of English Law. Still, it did happen.
You know you’ve been held as a prisoner for quite a while if you can carve this much detail into the stone wall.
This block and axe were used at the last public beheading on Tower Hill (1746).
The above statue marks the spot were Queen Anne Boleyn was beheaded (1536).
Visited: 28 Oct, 2023
Fun fact: On a visit to the Tower (1861), Queen Victoria was moved by Anne Boleyn’s story and had a plaque place here in her honor.