Despite its enduring reputation as a place of torture and death, popularised by 16th-century religious propagandists and 19th-century writers, only seven people were executed within the Tower before the World Wars of the 20th century.
Hoolimata selle püsivast mainest kui piinamise ja surma paik, mida levitasid 16. sajandi usupropagandistid ja 19. sajandi kirjanikud, hukati Toweris enne 20. sajandi maailmasõdu vaid seitse inimest.