By tradition Henry VI died here, May 21st 1471.
EC3, Tower of London, Wakefield Tower
Being interior shots our photos are lower quality than usual but we think this just adds atmosphere to the murder scene. The plaque is on the floor in the small chapel where the imprisoned king was supposedly at prayer when he was murdered.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Henry VI's death
Born Windsor, son of Henry V. King of England 1422 - 1461 and 1470 - 1471. Ma...
This terrace backs on to the Marble Arch mega-roundabout, and we've heard that the horse-drawn carriages of that time made the streets ve...
PC Alfred Smith, 1880 - 1917, was killed at this site saving factory workers during a WW1 air raid, 13 June 1917. London Borough of Islin...
Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1804 - 1864, American author, stayed here in 1856. L.C.C.
Site of the Parsonage of St Nicholas Acons where scientific life assurance began in 1762. The Corporation of the City of London
In 1903-10 the Savoy Hotel was built by Colcutt and Macmurdo. The magnificently Art Deco Savoy Theatre is in the western section. The sho...
