Jacobite. Either 'Radcliffe' or 'Radclyffe'. Illegitimate grandson of Charles II on his mother's side. A very wealthy Northumbrian nobleman, brought up in France. 1712 married Anna Webb. Captured at the Battle of Preston during the first Jacobite Rebellion, 1715, found guilty of treason and together with another Jacobite, Lord Kenmure, beheaded on Tower Hill.
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James Radcliffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater
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Radcliffe obelisk
We've corrected the rather erratic punctuation in the inscription. From Acto...
Tower Hill Martyrs - list
{5 plaques, in total listing 27 names, each with their year of death, the fir...
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Richard Fitzalan, 11th Earl of Arundel
Had been one of the group who arranged for the execution of Simon Burley. Â King Richard never forgave that, and when Fitzalan joined Gloucester to oppose the King's peace with France the King took ...
1 memorial
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...
2 memorials
Catherine Howard
As lady-in-waiting to Anne of Cleves Catherine attracted Henry's ever-roving eye. Anne was dumped (via the annulment method) and the obese, 49-year old Henry married the 20-year old Catherine. Sh...
3 memorials
Earl of Kilmarnock
Jacobite. Â Taken prisoner at the Battle of Culloden. Â Tried and beheaded on the Tower Hill scaffold.
1 memorial
John Apprice
Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs. Blind. Shared a stake with Laverock who chatted with him during their ordeal.
1 memorial
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