Little Ease

Little Ease was a prison cell located beneath the White Tower in the Tower of London.[1][2] The lightless cell was designed 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in) on a side, meaning that while an adult human could be placed inside, any occupant was prevented from being able to either stand, sit, or lie down, meaning it was impossible for him to find any physical position of rest (i.e., "little ease" could be found). Some doubt that the cell ever actually housed prisoners.[3]

"Chamber of Little Ease" in the Tower of London.

References
  1. "Sir Benjamin Stone (1838–1914) – Little Ease, torture cell beneath the White Tower". www.rct.uk. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  2. "The Tower: (part 1 of 2) | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  3. Walter George Bell (1921). The Tower of London. John Lane. p. 46.
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