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Tower Green, the Glossary

Tower Green is a space within the Tower of London, a royal castle in London, where two English Queens consort and several other British nobles were executed by beheading.^[1]

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37 relations: Anne Boleyn, Axe, Bill of attainder, Black Watch, British nobility, Capital punishment, Catherine Howard, Cemetery, Chapel Royal, Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Decapitation, English people, Granite, House of Plantagenet, Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford, Lady Jane Grey, London, Lord Guildford Dudley, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, Middle Ages, Monarchy of the United Kingdom, Nobility, Queen consort, Queen Victoria, Richard III of England, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Scottish Highlands, Sett (paving), Sword, Tower Hill, Tower of London, Treason, Tyburn, White Tower (Tower of London), William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings, Wives of Henry VIII, Yeomen Warders.
Anne Boleyn
Catherine Howard
Execution sites in England
Lady Jane Grey
Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Anne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn (1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII.

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An axe (sometimes ax in American English; see spelling differences) is an implement that has been used for millennia to shape, split, and cut wood, to harvest timber, as a weapon, and as a ceremonial or heraldic symbol.

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Bill of attainder

A bill of attainder (also known as an act of attainder, writ of attainder, or bill of penalties) is an act of a legislature declaring a person, or a group of people, guilty of some crime, and providing for a punishment, often without a trial.

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Black Watch

The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.

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British nobility

The British nobility is made up of the peerage and the (landed) gentry.

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Capital punishment

Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty and formerly called judicial homicide, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for actual or supposed misconduct.

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Catherine Howard

Catherine Howard (– 13 February 1542) was Queen of England from July 1540 until November 1541 as the fifth wife of King Henry VIII.

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Cemetery

A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite, graveyard, or a green space called a memorial park, is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred.

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Chapel Royal

A chapel royal is an establishment in the British and Canadian royal households serving the spiritual needs of the sovereign and the royal family.

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Church of St Peter ad Vincula

The Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula ("St Peter in chains") is a Chapel Royal and the former parish church of the Tower of London. Tower Green and church of St Peter ad Vincula are Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard, Lady Jane Grey and tower of London.

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Decapitation

Decapitation is the total separation of the head from the body.

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English people

The English people are an ethnic group and nation native to England, who speak the English language, a West Germanic language, and share a common ancestry, history, and culture.

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Granite

Granite is a coarse-grained (phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase.

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House of Plantagenet

The House of Plantagenet (/plænˈtædʒənət/ ''plan-TAJ-ə-nət'') was a royal house which originated in the French County of Anjou.

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Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford

Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford (– 13 February 1542) was an English noblewoman.

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Lady Jane Grey

Lady Jane Grey (– 12 February 1554), also known as Lady Jane Dudley after her marriage and as the "Nine Days' Queen", was an English noblewoman who claimed the throne of England and Ireland from 10 to 19 July 1553.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Lord Guildford Dudley

Lord Guildford Dudley (also spelt Guilford) (– 12 February 1554) was an English nobleman who was married to Lady Jane Grey. Tower Green and Lord Guildford Dudley are Lady Jane Grey.

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Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury

Margaret Plantagenet, Countess of Salisbury (14 August 1473 – 27 May 1541), was the only surviving daughter of George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence (a brother of Kings Edward IV and Richard III), by his wife Isabel Neville.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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Monarchy of the United Kingdom

The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the form of government used by the United Kingdom by which a hereditary monarch reigns as the head of state, with their powers regulated by the British Constitution.

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Nobility

Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy.

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Queen consort

A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king, and usually shares her spouse's social rank and status.

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Queen Victoria

Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901.

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Richard III of England

Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485.

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Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, KG, PC (10 November 1565 – 25 February 1601) was an English nobleman and a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. Politically ambitious, and a committed general, he was placed under house arrest following a poor campaign in Ireland during the Nine Years' War in 1599.

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Scottish Highlands

The Highlands (the Hielands; a' Ghàidhealtachd) is a historical region of Scotland.

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Sett (paving)

A sett, also known as a block or Belgian block, is a broadly rectangular quarried stone used in paving roads and walkways.

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Sword

A sword is an edged, bladed weapon intended for manual cutting or thrusting.

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Tower Hill

Tower Hill is the area surrounding the Tower of London in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Tower Green and Tower Hill are Execution sites in England, Lady Jane Grey and tower of London.

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Tower of London

The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England.

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Treason

Treason is the crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance.

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Tyburn

Tyburn was a manor (estate) in the county of Middlesex, England, one of two which were served by the parish of Marylebone. Tower Green and Tyburn are Execution sites in England.

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White Tower (Tower of London)

The White Tower is a central tower, the old keep, at the Tower of London in England. Tower Green and White Tower (Tower of London) are tower of London.

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William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings

William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings KG (c. 1431 – June 1483) was an English nobleman.

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Wives of Henry VIII

In common parlance, the wives of Henry VIII were the six queens consort of King Henry VIII of England between 1509 and his death in 1547.

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Yeomen Warders

The Yeomen Warders of His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London, and Members of the Sovereign's Body Guard of the Yeoman Guard Extraordinary, popularly known as the Beefeaters, are ceremonial guardians of the Tower of London. Tower Green and Yeomen Warders are tower of London.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Green

Tower Green, the Glossary

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See also

Anne Boleyn

Catherine Howard

Execution sites in England

Lady Jane Grey

Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets

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