Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
John Derifall
Commemorated ati
Stratford Martyrs
The event on 27 June 1556 was a big draw: "These 11 men and 2 women were brou...
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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
John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester
Born Yorkshire. Â Opposed Henry VIII's self-appointment as head of the Church of England. Â Result: decapitation on Tower Hill.
2 memorials
Sir William Stanley
Soldier who fought in the Wars of the Roses. Â Born Lancashire. Â Originally a Yorkist, he switched sides and in 1485 fought at Bosworth Field for Tudor Henry VII, for which he was appointed Lord Cha...
1 memorial
Simon of Sudbury, Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor of England. Â In the latter role he was associated with the taxes against which the Peasants Revolted and so, along with Robert Hales, he was dragged fro...
1 memorial
Corporal Malcolm MacPhearson
See Farquar Shaw for the story of the Black Watch mutiny.
1 memorial
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