Elizabeth I was imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1554. This occurred during the reign of her half-sister, Mary I, who suspected her of being involved in plots against her. Elizabeth was held there for several months before being released.
Sir Thomas More was imprisoned in the Tower of London by King Henry VIII.
Some will say William Penn because he was the Quaker founder of Pennsylvania but he was English. Henry Laurens was the first American imprisoned in the tower of London for about a year in 1781-1782.
Queen Elizabeth I was imprisoned in the Tower of London for at least a year because her half-sister, Mary I ( AKA Mary Queen of Scots), suspected her of helping to create and knowing in advance about a plan to steal the throne.
Queen Elizabeth I (1533 - 1603) was locked up in the Tower of London in March 1554 for 8 weeks, (when she was still Princess Elizabeth) on the orders of her half sister, Mary I (1516 - 1558). Mary was suspicious of Elizabeth and thought she might be the inspiration for plots against her. When Mary I died in 1558, Elizabeth became Queen.
The Tower of London was completed and opened in the year 1078. It was rebuilt in 1285.
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The Tower of London became a World Heritage site in 1988.
The tower of London's moat was drained because it would soon dry out anyway.
The Tower of London according to the official figures, the Tower of London has an average of over two million visitors each year.
It was completed in 1894
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