The Tower of London's paranormal sightings

The tower of London has got one of the biggest reputations in England for being haunted. And you can see why. In the 900 years that it’s been stood there have been murders, people getting tortured, has been a home to prisoners. Hangings and beheadings have also taken place here. A lot of lives have been taken here and lots of blood has been spilt. It’s got one big bloody past. It’s no wonder how and why the tower of London is haunted.

Reported paranormal activity

The first reported sighting of a ghost from the tower of London was the spirit of Thomas A. Becket.

The inner curtain wall was having building work done and Thomas A Becket appeared rather annoyed, apparently from the building work that was getting done. It’s thought that with a strike of his cross the wall turned to rubble. It didn’t take Henry the 3^rd long to build a chapel because it was Henry the 3^rds grandfather that was responsible for Thomas A beckets death.

After Henry built the chapel there was no more ghostly sightings of Thomas Becket when builders resumed construction of the curtain wall.

 In 1483 it’s thought that the Duke of Gloucestershire commanded that Edward the 5^th and Richard Duke of York were to be killed. These two boys disappeared during the night. Nobody knows what happened to them this night.

A chest was found in 1674 by workmen at the London of tower and the chest unearthed two skeletons of young boys. It’s believed that these skeletons are from Edward and Richard.

Edward the 5^th and Richard duke of York are said to be the ghosts that are most heart rending and sad.

Lady grey Jane, Catherine Howard and Jane rochford are also said to haunt the tower of London.