For a short time in the 1600 ’ s, England and the Tower came under the control of Oliver Cromwell and the Parliamentarians, but after Charles II was restored to the throne, fewer prisoners were sent to the Tower.
ولكن بعدما أُعيد شارلز الثاني الى العرش ،‏ قلّ عدد المساجين الذين احتُجزوا في القلعة .‏