Discover Alone, back to main map

Tower of London (Inner curtain wall with mural towers, the New Armouries, the King's House and Tower Green)

Listed building
Tower of London (Inner curtain wall with mural towers, the New Armouries, the King's House and Tower Green)
Report the wrong picture

More pictures of this place

Site of the scaffold at the Tower of London .
Site of the scaffold at the Tower of London . · Photo: Photo by Chris Nyborg · CC BY-SA 3.0
Site of the scaffold in front of St. Peter's Chapel at the Tower of London. Inscription: On this site stood a scaffold on which were executed: Queen Anne Boleyn , second wife of Henry VIII 19 May 1536; Margaret, Countess of Salisbury , last Plantagenet princess, 28 may 1541; Queen Katherine Howard , fifth wife of Henry VIII, 13 Feb 1542; Jane, Viscountess Rochford , wife of Anne Boleyn's brother, 13 Feb 1542; Lady Jane Grey , uncrowned Queen of 9 days, 12 Feb 1554; Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex , 25 Feb 1601; Lord Hastings was also beheded near the spot in 1483 .
Site of the scaffold in front of St. Peter's Chapel at the Tower of London. Inscription: On this site stood a scaffold on which were executed: Queen Anne Boleyn , second wife of Henry VIII 19 May 1536; Margaret, Countess of Salisbury , last Plantagenet princess, 28 may 1541; Queen Katherine Howard , fifth wife of Henry VIII, 13 Feb 1542; Jane, Viscountess Rochford , wife of Anne Boleyn's brother, 13 Feb 1542; Lady Jane Grey , uncrowned Queen of 9 days, 12 Feb 1554; Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex , 25 Feb 1601; Lord Hastings was also beheded near the spot in 1483 . · Photo: August · CC BY-SA 2.0
Place of Execution in Front of St. Peter’s Chapel
Place of Execution in Front of St. Peter’s Chapel · Photo: H. E. Tidmarsh (1880 - 1927) · Public domain

What is recorded here

This is where Anne Boleyn lost her head. Anne Boleyn was beheaded on Tower Green on 19 May 1536. A skilled swordsman was brought from France for the execution.
The National Heritage List for England records Tower of London (Inner curtain wall with mural towers, the New Armouries, the King's House and Tower Green) as a listed building at Grade I. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Anne Boleyn was beheaded on Tower Green on 19 May 1536. A skilled swordsman was brought from France for the execution.

The story behind this place

Anne Boleyn was beheaded on Tower Green on 19 May 1536. A skilled swordsman was brought from France for the execution.

The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.

Places near here

Waterloo BarracksVisitor information · 60 ydK6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Gateway of Byward TowerListed building · 89 ydWakefield TowerVisitor information · 92 yd1974 Tower of London bombingterrorist attack · 95 ydThe White TowerListed building · 96 ydCrown JewelsHeritage attraction · 101 ydRoyal Beasts sculpture at the Tower of LondonPublic sculpture · 105 ydTower Hill MemorialMemorial · 163 ydThe Roman riverside wall and wharves at Three QuaysScheduled monument · 174 ydLondon Wall: section from underground railway to Tower Hill GUARDIANSHIPScheduled monument · 182 ydWakefieldMemorial · 234 ydThe Battle of Cable StreetMemorial · 722 yd
Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places

Other information

Photo: Andrew Abbott · CC BY-SA 2.0