TOWER OF LONDON GHOSTS

ORIGIN: England.

This is an urban legend with a history dipped in blood, betrayal, and royal executions. 

Built in 1066 by William the Conqueror, the Tower served as a fortress, palace, and a prison. 

Over the centuries, it became a place to have witnessed countless deaths, including those of queens, princes, and political figures. 

It is no surprise that it is now one of the most haunted places in the world.

Perhaps the most well-known ghost is that of Anne Boleyn, the ill-fated second wife of King Henry VIII.

After being beheaded in 1536 on charges of treason and adultery, her ghost is now mostly seen wandering the Tower's corridors, carrying her chopped off head right under her arm. 

Visitors and guards have reported seeing her ghost form near the Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula, which is where she is buried.

Another spirit is that of the Princes in the Tower, Edward V and his younger brother Richard, who vanished in 1483. 

Their skeletal remains were discovered many centuries later, and their ghosts are always seen holding hands, dressed in white nightshirts.

Other phantoms include Lady Jane Grey, executed at just 16, and Sir Walter Raleigh, who roams the Bloody Tower. 

The Tower's gory history is one that still echoes through time, with many who enter it having chills from seeing shadowy figures, and hearing whispers of the tortured souls that are still trapped within its ancient walls.