England’s Most Haunted Castle

The Tower of London has served as a royal palace, prison, and execution site for nearly a millennium. Its ghosts include two murdered princes, beheaded queens, and tortured prisoners—making it perhaps the world’s most haunted castle.

The Tower

Historic complex:

• Built 1078
• William the Conqueror
• Royal residence
• Prison
• Execution site

Anne Boleyn

Most famous ghost:

• Queen of England
• Henry VIII’s wife
• Executed 1536
• Headless specter
• Chapel Royal sightings

Her Appearances

Where she’s seen:

• Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula
• Tower Green (execution site)
• White Tower
• Carrying her head
• Multiple witnesses

The Princes in the Tower

Edward V and Richard:

• Disappeared 1483
• Probably murdered
• Child apparitions
• White Tower
• Hand in hand

Lady Jane Grey

Nine-day queen:

• Executed 1554
• Seen on anniversary
• White figure
• Tower Green area
• Documented sightings

The White Lady

Unidentified spirit:

• White Tower
• Waves from window
• Where princes held
• Strong perfume
• Multiple reports

The Bears

Tower menagerie:

• Once housed animals
• Spectral bear reported
• Martin Tower area
• Terrifying appearance
• Historic account

Margaret Pole

Brutal execution:

• 1541
• Botched beheading
• Took multiple strikes
• Her screaming ghost
• Anniversary appearances

The Yeoman Warders

Guard reports:

• Throughout centuries
• Official accounts
• Recorded incidents
• Multiple witnesses
• Credible sources

Physical Phenomena

Also reported:

• Cold spots
• Crushing sensations
• Overwhelming dread
• Phantom footsteps
• Equipment failure

The Chapel

St. Peter ad Vincula:

• Burial site
• Anne Boleyn’s grave
• Most active area
• Evening activity
• Where executed buried

Investigation

Modern study:

• Documented cases
• Guard interviews
• Historic records
• Ongoing reports
• Official acknowledgment

Visitor Experiences

Tourists report:

• Apparition sightings
• Touched/pushed
• Overwhelming feelings
• Photographic anomalies
• Continuing phenomena

Significance

900 years of documented executions and imprisonment creating one of the world’s most haunted locations.

Legacy

The Tower of London’s ghosts represent English history itself—queens, princes, and prisoners whose violent deaths echo through corridors where millions now walk.