This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
men & women of Uxbridge persecuted in their Christian faith
Commemorated ati
Lynch Green Martyrs
This stone was erected in 1955 in memory of Robert Smith, John Denley & P...
Other Subjects
Stratford Martyrs
The church website has done a very thorough job on the history not just of the memorial but the church and the area so we quote them here on the background to the martyrs: "In 1553 Queen Mary Tudor...
Henry Adlington
Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs.
Stephen Harwood
Burnt at the stake in Stratford for his Protestant beliefs. A brewer, associated with Fust. Condemned by Bishop Bonner.
Carthusian Martyrs
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 Ch...
William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury
Born Reading. 1628 became Bishop of London. 1633 became Archbishop of Canterbury. Supported Charles I, opposed many of the church practices that had come in during Queen Elizabeth's reign and perse...
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