Protestant martyr. Before his execution,he wrote to his wife Anne: “Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ be with you dear wife, now and for ever, amen, and prevent your ways through his Holy Spirit, that ye may in all your words and works please God"
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Robert Smith
This stone was erected in 1955 in memory of Robert Smith, John Denley & P...
Born Yorkshire. Opposed Henry VIII's self-appointment as head of the Church of England. Result: decapitation on Tower Hill.
Burnt at the stake in Stratford for his Protestant beliefs. A brewer, associated with Fust. Condemned by Bishop Bonner.
Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for her Protestant beliefs.
Born in Essex. Caught supporting the wrong side when Edward IV assumed the throne, he was arrested and convicted of high treason which led to the loss of his head at Tower Hill.
Born a protestant in York but became a Catholic when his widowed mother married a Catholic. A professional soldier, he fought for Spain but when he realised that Spain would not invade Britain and ...
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