First translator of the New Testament into English from Greek, burned as a martyr at Vilvorde in Belgium.
The last words of William Tyndale were "Lord! Open the King of England's eyes". Within a year afterwards, a bible was placed in every parish church by the King's command.
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William Tyndale
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William Tyndale and the Bible Society
2023: Esther Jung asked us about a date discrepancy on this inscription: both...
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All Hallows Church, Bread Street
Building pulled down and the parish united for ecclesiastical purposes with the parish of St. Mary-le-Bow.
1 memorial
Christchurch, Southwark
John Marshall provided in his will for the building of a church. Christchurch was built in 1671 at what is now 27 Blackfriars Road. Built on marshy ground it had to be totally rebuilt in 1738-41 (s...
1 memorial
St Columba's Church Haggerston
Designed by James Brooks. Located at 217 - 223 Kingsland Road, E2, it is now the Christ Apostolic Church.
1 memorial
Canon Richard Watson Dixon
Born Islington. Ecclesiastical historian and poet. At Pembroke College, Oxford, he became one of the ‘Birmingham Group’ along with William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones. He was considered for Poe...
1 memorial
John Denley
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 ...
1 memorial
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