Person    | Male  Died 11/5/1537

John Rochester

Categories: Execution, Religion

John Rochester

Monk at London Charterhouse. Exiled to the Charterhouse in Hull and then executed in York.

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John Rochester

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Carthusian martyrs

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Ensign Madeleine Léonie Zoé Damerment, Legion d'Honneur, Croix de Guerre

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1 memorial
John Bradford

John Bradford

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Person, Execution, Religion

1 memorial
Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat

Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat

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Person, Armed Forces, Execution, Scotland

1 memorial
Stratford Martyrs

Stratford Martyrs

The church website has done a very thorough job on the history not just of the memorial but the church and the area so we quote them here on the background to the martyrs: "In 1553 Queen Mary Tudor...

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1 memorial

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British Institute of Professional Photography

British Institute of Professional Photography

Held its first meeting, as the Professional Photographers Association, at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet Street.

Group, Community / Clubs, Photography

2 memorials