Protestant martyr. He was believed to have been a Baptist, which was rather dangerous in the reign of Mary I. Whilst returning from a visit to Maidstone, he was stopped by Edmund Tyrell, a justice of the peace and a zealous hunter of heretics. Denley was searched and was found to be carrying a personal statement of his faith. He was arrested, sent for trial in London and subsequently burnt at the stake in Uxbridge.
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John Denley
This stone was erected in 1955 in memory of Robert Smith, John Denley & P...
Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs.
Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs.
Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs.
Brother of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's third wife, he was honoured by the king on the marriage and remained in favour after Jane's death, following childbirth. Â On Henry's death, the king's only son...
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