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.
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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
Thomas Cromwell
Born Putney. Executed on Tower Hill by order of Henry VIII, while Henry married Katherine Howard, wife number 5. Oliver Cromwell is descended from one of Thomas's sisters, whose husband changed hi...
5 memorials
Corporal Samuel MacPhearson
See Farquar Shaw for the story of the Black Watch mutiny.
1 memorial
John Rogers
Protestant martyr burned at Smithfield. The first of the 'Marian Martyrs'.
1 memorial
John Routh
Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs.
1 memorial
1 memorial
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Orme Square eagle
W2, Orme Square
British History Online refers to this feature as “An eagle on a double Tuscan column, of unknown origin, stands in front of a garden…”. S...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Abbey National plc
Since 1927 Abbey head office had occupied the site where 221b Baker Street would be, Sherlock Holmes' address. In 2002 Abbey moved to new premises in Triton Square. See 221b for information about...
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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