In 1605, Guy Fawkes, who had attempted to blow up the king and the Parliament in the Gunpowder Plot, was stretched on the Tower’s rack to make him reveal the names of his accomplices before he was executed.
في القرن الـ‍ ١٧ ،‏ وقعت انكلترا وبرج لندن تحت سيطرة أوليفر كرومويل ومؤيدي البرلمان فترة قصيرة .‏