Born Yorkshire. Opposed Henry VIII's self-appointment as head of the Church of England. Result: decapitation on Tower Hill.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester
Commemorated ati
Tower Hill Martyrs - list
{5 plaques, in total listing 27 names, each with their year of death, the fir...
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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
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
Imprisoned by Elizabeth I for plotting to take Mary Queen of Scots as his fourth wife. His pro-Catholic activities led to his beheading on Tower Hill, just like his Dad, Henry Howard. Father of Ad...
1 memorial
James Radcliffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater
Jacobite. Either 'Radcliffe' or 'Radclyffe'. Illegitimate grandson of Charles II on his mother's side. A very wealthy Northumbrian nobleman, brought up in France. Captured at the Battle of Preston...
1 memorial
William Hallywel
Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs.
1 memorial
Corporal Malcolm MacPhearson
See Farquar Shaw for the story of the Black Watch mutiny.
1 memorial