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The Worst Prison in Medieval History
It was established in 1188, under the reign of King Henry II. What was constructed out of a group of cells housed in London’s city walls above the ‘New Gate’ gatehouse soon became known as a place of ...
“The graffiti at the castle prison is well known to locals who walk the trails of this medieval city turned archaeological ... found in the 43-square-foot cell, researchers estimate there ...