12. There Must Be Six Ravens at the Tower of London

Reason: If there aren’t six ravens, the monarchy and tower will collapse.
Not at all.
Tenth-century West Saxon kings expanded their dominion over what would become Southern Britain, giving rise to the Kingdom of England. In summary, superstitions have been a part of England for a very long time.
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A superstition that the Kingdom of England and the Tower of London would fall if there were not at least six ravens residing in the Tower was established by King Charles II (1630–1685). In fact, the Tower is still home to seven ravens that guard the monarchy today (plus one extra, just in case).