Queen Mary I (reigned 1553-8) earned the nickname 'Bloody Mary' for the persecution and execution of Protestants and other non-Catholics during her reign. Wikipedia lists abut 40 in an 'incomplete' list.
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Marian Martyrs executed at Smithfield
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St Bartholomew's Hospital - Marian Martyrs
Being just outside the city walls this was considered a suitable spot for exe...
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King Charles I
Born Fife. Until the age of 11 he was only the 'spare' but then his 18-year old brother Henry died (probably of typhoid) and Charles became the heir, ascending the throne in 1625 on the death of hi...
E. Gordon Brettell
Flight Lieutenant Edward Gordon Brettell DFC was born on 19 March 1915, the eldest of the three children of Vivian Brettell (1882-1949) and Eileen Isabella Brettell née Carroll (1887-1979). His bir...
Colonel Algernon Sidney
Opponent of King Charles II. Born Baynard's Castle. Exiled in Rome. Returned in 1677 and was implicated in the Rye House Plot. Beheaded on Tower Hill.
Person, Armed Forces, Execution, Politics & Administration, Italy
John Derifall
Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs.