The Murdered Princes in the Tower 1483

The Phantom Bear (Tower of London)

Of all the Tower’s stories, the strangest may pad on four feet: a spectral bear by the Jewel House, an “unusual workplace risk,” as one curator deadpans. The menagerie is long gone; the Crown Jewels glitter under glass. Still, warders swap the tale — not for proof, but because old fortresses collect echoes the way stone collects cold.

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The past is never silent

Sources: Historic Royal Palaces curator blog; Tower overview noting the bear tale.

Legend, not verified history.