18 Carthusians were executed for refusing to accept Henry VIII as the head of the church of England. 16 were from London Charterhouse, including the prior John Houghton, and 2 from other English Charterhouses. Between May 1535 and August 1540, nine were starved to death in Newgate Prison, seven were hung, drawn and quartered at Tyburn and two were executed in York.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Carthusian Martyrs
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Carthusian martyrs
The verse comes from "The Apocrypha: Prayer of Azariah, Chapter 1". We don't...
Charterhouse
The Great Cloister of The London Charterhouse, 1371 - 1538, once occupied thi...
Other Subjects
Captain Charles Algernon Fryatt
Master mariner. Born Southampton. From Hellfire Corner : Captain of the Great Eastern Railway Company's steamer Brussels, he in utter defiance of the Germans continued to work the Rotterdam-Briti...
War dead, WW1
2 memorials
William, Lord Hastings
An important man in the court of Edward IV, rising to the position of Lord Chamberlain. On the king’s death he supported his brother, the later Richard III, but something was not to Richard’s liki...
2 memorials
Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset
Brother of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's third wife, he was honoured by the king on the marriage and remained in favour after Jane's death, following childbirth. On Henry's death, the king's only son...
1 memorial
John Derifall
Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs.
1 memorial
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
Closely related to the royal family but Henry VIII took against Henry and his father, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. They were imprisoned and Henry was beheaded at Tower Hill. His father sur...
1 memorial
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