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Marian Martyrs executed at Smithfield

Categories: Execution, Religion

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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John Rochester

John Rochester

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

Person, Execution, Religion

1 memorial
Edmund Hurst

Edmund Hurst

Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs.

Person, Execution, Religion

1 memorial
James Radcliffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater

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. 1712 married Anna Webb. Captured ...

Person, Execution, Politics & Administration, France

1 memorial
William, Lord Hastings

William, Lord Hastings

An important man in the court of Edward IV, rising to the position of Lord Chamberlain.  On the king’s death he supported his brother, the later Richard III, but something was not to Richard’s liki...

Person, Execution, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
Julius Hirsch

Julius Hirsch

Footballer. Born in Achern, Germany. He was the first Jewish player in the German national football team, and played in the 1912 Olympic Games. He fought in the German Army in WW1, and was decorate...

Person, Execution, Sport / Games, Germany, Poland

1 memorial

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Alexander McDonald

Alexander McDonald

Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial
P. J. Floyd

P. J. Floyd

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Private Arthur James Pullen

Private Arthur James Pullen

Arthur James Pullen was born on 15 March 1882, the youngest of the six children of William Arthur Pullen (1842-1891) and Sarah Pullen née Kragh (1849-1903). The birth of Arthur Pullen was registere...

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial