Thomas More

Thomas More

male, deceased (1535)
Roman Catholic, executed under the Tudors, from the City of London, English Renaissance humanist, Old Waynflete, Catholic martyr of the Early Modern era…executed, executed by decapitation, executedfortreason
Thomas More Thomas More Thomas More had an education suited to a son of a gentleman, and seemed destined for the legal career mapped out by his...
Guy Fawkes

Guy Fawkes

male, deceased (1606)
Roman Catholic, English, gunpowder plot, Parliament of England, assassinate, criminal…executedfortreason, executed by hanging, drawing and quartering, Treason
Guy Fawkes (13 April 1570 - 31 January 1606), also known as Guido Fawkes, was a member of a group of English Roman Catholics who attempted to carry...
Walter Raleigh

Walter Raleigh

male, deceased (1618)
poet, explorer, execution, "The Lost Colony", Roanoke Colony, governor of jersey…executed by decapitation, executedfortreason
Sir Walter Raleigh (1552 or 1554 – 29 October, 1618), was a famed English writer, poet, courtier and explorer. He was responsible for es...
William Wallace

William Wallace

male, deceased (1305)
hero, patriot, 15th century, knight, General, minstrel…executed by hanging, drawing and quartering, executedfortreason
Sir William Wallace (c. 1270-August 23, 1305) was a knight and Scottish patriot, who led a resistance against the English occupation of Scotland...
Roger Casement

Roger Casement

male, deceased (1916)
Sir Roger Casement, Roger David Casement, buried at Glasnevin Cemetery, executions by the United Kingdom, Irish Republican, congo…executed by hanging, executedfortreason
Roger David Casement (1 September, 1864 - 3 August, 1916), known as Sir Roger Casement, CMG between 1905 and July 1916, was an Irish patriot, poet,...
John Brown

John Brown

male, deceased (1859)
Harpers Ferry Armory, american civil war, executions by the United States, republican party, calvinist, Postmaster…executed by hanging, executedfortreason
John Brown (May 9, 1800 - December 2, 1859) was the first white American abolitionist to advocate and practice insurrection as a means to the...
Robert Devereux 2nd Earl of Essex

Robert Devereux 2nd Earl of Essex

male, deceased (1601)
Rebel, Execution at the Tower of London, executed under the Tudors, Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Lords Lieutenant of Ireland, Earls Marshal…executed by decapitation, executedfortreason
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (10 November 1567 - 25 February 1601), a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I of England, is the best-known of the...
William Joyce

William Joyce

male, deceased (1946)
executions by the United Kingdom, execution, American expatriate in the United Kingdom, Alumni of Birkbeck, University of London, executedfortreason, executed by hanging
William Joyce, the man generally associated with the nickname Lord Haw-Haw, was a fascist politician and Nazi propaganda broadcaster to the United...
Perkin Warbeck

Perkin Warbeck

male, deceased (1499)
Charles I, Duke of Burgundy, Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York, executed under the Tudors, execution, burgundy, pretender…executed by hanging, executedfortreason
Perkin Warbeck (c. 1474 - November 23, 1499) was a pretender to the English throne during the reign of King Henry VII of England. He was an...
Pierre Laval

Pierre Laval

male, deceased (1945)
died 25.10.1945, born 26.6.1883, born in chateldon/puy de dome, DIED IN PARIS, French collaborationists, death by firearm in France…executed, Treason, executedfortreason, executed by firing squad
Pierre Laval (28 June 1883 - 15 October 1945) was a French politician and four times Prime Minister of France, the final time being under the Vichy...