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125 deaths on Tower Hill

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lists only 36 (in 2011). Most of the victims that we have researched are recorded as having been beheaded but , quoting John Stow (c. 1598), refers to "a large scaffold and gallows of timber" on Tower Hill, which says that some, at least, were hung.

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125 deaths on Tower Hill

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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 Philpot

John Philpot

Protestant martyr burned at Smithfield.

Person, Execution, Religion

1 memorial
James Tuchet, 7th Baron Audley

James Tuchet, 7th Baron Audley

Army commander. Born Staffordshire.  A commander in the 1st Cornish Rebellion. Captured at the battle on Blackheath on 17 June 1497 and beheaded on Tower Hill.

Person, Armed Forces, Execution

1 memorial
Sir Harry Vane (the younger)

Sir Harry Vane (the younger)

Statesman. Born Debden. As a Protestant dissenter he failed to secure the advancements at the King's court for which he had hoped and so set off to the newly established Massachusetts where he was ...

Person, Execution, Politics & Administration, USA

2 memorials
Thomas Fust

Thomas Fust

Burnt at the stake in Ware (his home town) for his Protestant beliefs. Was associated with Harwood. Condemned by Bishop Bonner.

Person, Execution, Religion

1 memorial
Warne, Jnr.

Warne, Jnr.

Either burnt or poisoned in prison for his Protestant beliefs. Son of Elizabeth.

Person, Execution, Religion

1 memorial