1535

John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester

Categories: Execution, Politics & Administration, Religion

Born Yorkshire. Opposed Henry VIII's self-appointment as head of the Church of England. Result: decapitation on Tower Hill.

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John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester

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Fisher - St George's Cathedral

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Tower Hill Martyrs - list

{5 plaques, in total listing 27 names, each with their year of death, the fir...

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John Davy

Monk at London Charterhouse. Taken to Newgate Prison, chained and left to starve to death.

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1 memorial

Edmund Hurst

Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs.

Person, Execution, Religion

1 memorial

John Bradford

Protestant martyr burned at Smithfield.

Person, Execution, Religion

1 memorial

Lyon Cawch

Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs.

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1 memorial

Thomas Darcy, Lord Darcey of Templehurst

Known as Lord Darcy de Darcy or Darcy of Templehurst or Temple Hirst. Early success as a soldier, and then at court but his involvement in Aske's rebellion, known as the 'Pilgrimage of Grace', led...

Person, Armed Forces, Execution, Politics & Administration

1 memorial