Protestant martyr burned at Smithfield. The first of the 'Marian Martyrs'.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
John Rogers
Commemorated ati
St Bartholomew's Hospital - Marian Martyrs
Being just outside the city walls this was considered a suitable spot for exe...
Other Subjects
William Hallywel
Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs.
John Rochester
Monk at London Charterhouse. Exiled to the Charterhouse in Hull and then executed in York.
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
Born Herefordshire. Related via the Boleyn family to Queen Elizabeth I. Married a daughter of Sir Francis Walsingham. Became a favourite of the Queen. However he performed badly as Lord Lieuten...
Sir Robert Hales
Born Kent. Lord/Grand Prior of the Knights Hospitallers of England. As Lord High Treasurer he was responsible for collecting the poll tax. Bad timing for him since the Peasants Revolted, stormed ...
John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester
Born Yorkshire. Opposed Henry VIII's self-appointment as head of the Church of England. Result: decapitation on Tower Hill.
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