Perkin Warbeck

Perkin Warbeck

male, deceased (1499)
Charles I, Duke of Burgundy, Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York, executed under the Tudors, execution, burgundy, pretender…Margaret of Burgundy, Earl of Desmond, Margaret of York, toweroflondon, House of York
Perkin Warbeck (c. 1474 - November 23, 1499) was a pretender to the English throne during the reign of King Henry VII of England. He was an...
Thomas Blood

Thomas Blood

male, deceased (1680)
from County Clare, Irish-born, Crown Jewels, Soldier, criminal, Irish…toweroflondon, Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom
Thomas Blood (1618 - August 23, 1680) was an Irish-born Colonel best known for attempting to steal the Crown Jewels of England from the Tower of...
Lambert Simnel

Lambert Simnel

male, deceased (1534)
Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York, Prince in the Tower, Yorkist, Richard, Duke of York, organ builder, University of Oxford…Earl of Warwick, Duke of York, toweroflondon, Duke of Clarence, Earl of Kildare
Lambert Simnel (c. 1477 - c. 1534) was a child pretender to the throne of England. He and Perkin Warbeck were two impostors who threatened the rule...
Guilford Dudley

Guilford Dudley

male, deceased (1554)
Lord Guilford Dudley, Duke of Clarence, executed by decapitation, Wyatt's rebellion, Mary I, Lord Protector…Duke of Suffolk, Earl of Leicester, Younger sons of duke, John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Lord Guilford Dudley (sometimes spelled "Guildford") (1536 - 12 February, 1554) was a son of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, and Jane...

James Douglas

male, deceased (1330)
Scottish, His hair was black, so I heard say, But those with him in battle saw, Sir William Douglas, the 'Hardy', His body was well-knit and slim, But he was not so fair that we…toweroflondon, Wars of Scottish Independence, Scottish Wars of Independence
Sir James Douglas (also known as Good Sir James and the Black Douglas), (1286 - August 25, 1330), was a Scottish soldier and knight who fought in...
Hugh Latimer

Hugh Latimer

male, deceased (1555)
Protestant martyr of the Early Modern era, Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Christianity in Oxford, executed under the Tudors, Tudor clergy…toweroflondon, Bishop of Rochester, Bishop of Worcester, Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge
Hugh Latimer (b. approx. 1485/90, d. October 16, 1555) was a famous Protestant martyr. Latimer was born into a family of farmers in Thurcaston,...

Robert Brown

male, 82 years old
from New Jersey, bonanza, lazarus, Star Trek The Original Series, Archie Bunker's Place, In the Heat of the Night…toweroflondon
Robert Brown (17 November 1927), is a television actor from the 1960s and 1970s. Brown was born in Trenton, New Jersey. He guest starred on...
John Oldcastle

John Oldcastle

male, deceased (1417)
executed under the Lancastrians, Christian martyr of the Medieval era, executed by burning at the stake, execution, Soldier, Member of the pre-1707 English Parliament…Church of England, toweroflondon
Sir John Oldcastle (d. December 14, 1417), English Lollard leader, was son of Sir Richard Oldcastle of Almeley in Herefordshire. He was prosecuted...
William Harrison Ainsworth

William Harrison Ainsworth

male, deceased (1882)
Manchester Grammar School, English historical novelist, Old Mancunian, John Ebers, writer, opera house…toweroflondon, tower
William Harrison Ainsworth (February 4 1805 - January 3 1882) was an English historical novelist. He was born in Manchester, the son of a...
Anne Askew

Anne Askew

female, deceased (1546)
Protestant martyr of the Early Modern era, English women writer, Women of the Tudor period, executed under the Tudors, executed by burning at the stake, execution…toweroflondon
Anne Askew (Ayscough) (1521 - 16 July 1546) was an English poet and member of the Reformed Church who was persecuted as a heretic. She is the only...