Person    | Male  Died 4/2/1555

John Rogers

Categories: Execution, Religion

Protestant martyr burned at Smithfield. The first of the 'Marian Martyrs'.

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John Rogers

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St Bartholomew's Hospital - Marian Martyrs

Being just outside the city walls this was considered a suitable spot for exe...

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