Tower Green, Tower of London, London, England
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Tower Green is a historic execution site within the Tower of London complex in central London, known for the private beheadings of high-status prisoners.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tower Green, Tower of London, London, England canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
execution site
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historic site ⓘ |
| access | accessible only with entry to the Tower of London ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonarch |
Edward VI
NERFINISHED
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Elizabeth I NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | City of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Tower Hill public execution site ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| eraOfUse |
16th century
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Tudor period ⓘ |
| executionMethod |
axe
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sword ⓘ |
| executionPrivacy | private ⓘ |
| executionType | beheading ⓘ |
| geographicContext | central London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Historic Royal Palaces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommemorativeFeature |
inscribed glass pillow memorial
ⓘ
plaque listing those executed there ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | glass memorial to those executed on Tower Green ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStructure |
Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen's House, Tower of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageSiteWithin | Tower of London World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
beheadings of high-status prisoners
ⓘ
private executions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Inner Ward of the Tower of London NERFINISHED ⓘ London NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| location | Tower of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Historic Royal Palaces charity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableExecutionVictim |
Anne Boleyn
NERFINISHED
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Catherine Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Jane Grey NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tower of London complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentUse |
commemorative and educational site
ⓘ
part of guided tours of the Tower of London ⓘ |
| protectionStatus |
part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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protected as part of a Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| significance |
site of royal and noble executions away from public view
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symbol of Tudor political and religious turmoil ⓘ |
| tourism | popular visitor attraction within the Tower of London ⓘ |
| usedFor |
execution of high-status prisoners
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execution of nobles ⓘ |
| withinFortification | Tower of London castle complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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