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 there may have been a change of plan which meant he was fed for a while.
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Richard Beere
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Carthusian martyrs
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Other Subjects
Henry Courtenay, Earl of Devon
Grandson of King Edward IV. 1st Marquess of Exeter.  Accused of Catholic loyalties when this was not in favour.  Executed by decapitation with a sword on Tower Hill.  We have taken his dates from t...
1 memorial
William, Lord Hastings
An important man in the court of Edward IV, rising to the position of Lord Chamberlain.  On the king’s death he supported his brother, the later Richard III, but something was not to Richard’s liki...
2 memorials
Lieutenant Colonel Selden Raymond Edner, DFC
Selden Raymond Edner was born on 26 January 1919 in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, USA, the second of the three sons of Eric Olaus Edner (1890-1948) and Anna Josephina Edner née Halvor...
War dead, Other war
1 memorial
Sir Simon de Burley
Soldier and then tutor to Prince Richard who would become Richard II. Burley stayed close to Richard, arranging his marriage for him. Â Burley had great influence over the king, which was resented b...
1 memorial
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