John Adams

John Adams

male, deceased (1586)
executed under the Tudors, Catholic martyr of the Early Modern era, Tudor clergy, Tyburn, London, Rye, East Sussex, executed by hanging, drawing and quartering…Tyburn
John Adams was a Catholic priest and martyr. He was born at Winterbourne St Martin in Dorset at an unknown date (c. 1543?) and became a Protestant...
Jack Sheppard

Jack Sheppard

male, deceased (1724)
executions by Great Britain, hanged, Ghostwritten, The Beggar's Opera, Tyburn, Tyburn, London
Jack Sheppard was a notorious English robber, burglar and thief of early 18th century London. Born into a poor family, he was apprenticed as a...

Ralph Sherwin

male, deceased (1581)
executed under the Tudors, Tudor clergy, Jesuit martyr, From Derbyshire, execution, Master of Arts…Tyburn, Tyburn, London
St Ralph Sherwin (1550-1 December 1581) was an English Roman Catholic martyr and saint. He was born at Rodsley, Derbyshire, and was educated at...
Oliver Plunkett

Oliver Plunkett

male, deceased (1681)
Catholic martyr of the Early Modern era, English, executed for treason, Kangaroo court, Tyburn, Primate of All Ireland…Tyburn, London
St. Oliver Plunkett (1 November 1629 - 1 July 1681) was Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland. He maintained his duties in Ireland in the...
Robert Southwell

Robert Southwell

male, deceased (1595)
executed under the Tudors, Tudor clergy, Jesuit martyr, From Norfolk, Jesuit, martyr…Tyburn, Tyburn, London
Saint Robert Southwell (c. 1561 - 21 February 1595) was an English Jesuit priest and poet. He was hanged at Tyburn, and became a Catholic martyr....
Jack Ketch

Jack Ketch

male, deceased (1686)
Apologie, Literary dunce, apology, Tyburn, London, Monmouth Rebellion, Punch and Judy…Tyburn
John (Jack) Ketch (died 1686) was an executioner employed by King Charles II. He became famous through the way he performed his duties during the...

Thomas Flamank

male, deceased (1497)
Cornish nationalism, executed under the Tudors, executed for treason, English, execution, From Cornwall…Tyburn, Tyburn, London
Thomas Flamank (executed June 24, 1497) was a lawyer from Cornwall who together with Michael An Gof led the Cornish Rebellion against taxes in...

John Southworth

male, deceased (1654)
Lancastrian, Saint John Southworth, executed under the Interregnum, From Lancashire, Hanging, drawing and quartering, English College…Tyburn, Tyburn, London
John Southworth (also called Saint John Southworth, 1592, Lancashire, England - June 28 1654, Tyburn, London) was an English Catholic martyr.
Alexander Briant

Alexander Briant

male, deceased (1581)
Tudor clergy, Robert Parsons, Former student of Hart Hall, Oxford, Hertford College, convert to Roman Catholicism, From Somerset…Tyburn
Saint Alexander Briant was an English Jesuit and martyr, born in Somerset about 1556; executed at Tyburn, 2 December 1581. He entered Hart Hall,...
Michael An Gof

Michael An Gof

male, deceased (1497)
Cornish nationalism, executed under the Tudors, St. Keverne, Jack Cade, greenwich, london bridge…Tyburn, Tyburn, London
Michael Joseph (better known as Michael An Gof, where "An Gof" is Cornish for "blacksmith"; died 24 June 1497) and Thomas Flamank (a Bodmin...