Monk at London Charterhouse. Newdigate was a personal friend of Henry VIII. The king visited him twice in prison but Newdigate refused to change his views. Executed at Tyburn.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sebastian Newdigate
Commemorated ati
Carthusian martyrs
The verse comes from "The Apocrypha: Prayer of Azariah, Chapter 1". We don't...
Other Subjects
Richard Beere
Monk at London Charterhouse. Nephew of the Richard Beere who was Abbot of Glastonbury. Became a Carthusian in February 1523. Taken to Newgate Prison, chained and left to starve to death though ther...
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...
Corporal Malcolm MacPhearson
See Farquar Shaw for the story of the Black Watch mutiny.
Stephen Harwood
Burnt at the stake in Stratford for his Protestant beliefs. A brewer, associated with Fust. Condemned by Bishop Bonner.
George Searles
Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs.
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New Lansdowne Club
E8, Mare Street, 195
The Hackney Society has done a thorough job researching the history of this building, with lots of pictures. A brief summary: Built abo...
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