When did the last execution in the Tower of London take place?
When did the last execution in the Tower of London take place? Over 800 years later, on 15 August 1941, Josef Jakobs was the last person to be executed by firing squad at the Tower, having been found guilty of spying for Germany during the Second World War.
Why is it called Bloody Tower?
The Bloody Tower consists of an upper and lower chamber. It derives its name from the 1560s when the two princes are believed to have been murdered by their uncle Richard III in the upper chamber.