John Adams

John Adams

male, deceased
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... More

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executed under the Tudors Roman Catholic priest Catholic martyr of the Early Modern era English Tudor clergy execution … Tyburn, London Tyburn

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Jack Sheppard

Jack Sheppard

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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... More

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executions by Great Britain criminal Crime in London Escapees autobiography Joseph "Blueskin" Blake … Tyburn Tyburn, London

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Ralph Sherwin

male, deceased
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... More

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Tudor clergy Jesuit martyr From Derbyshire executed under the Tudors execution martyr … Tyburn Tyburn, London

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Oliver Plunkett

Oliver Plunkett

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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... More

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Kangaroo court Catholic martyr of the Early Modern era executed for treason English martyr Martyred priest … Tyburn Tyburn, London

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Robert Southwell

Robert Southwell

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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.... More

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executed under the Tudors Tudor clergy From Norfolk Jesuit martyr martyr Martyred priest … Tyburn Tyburn, London

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Jack Ketch

Jack Ketch

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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... More

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Literary dunce Apologie apology Kingdom of England Pascha Rose scaffold … Tyburn Tyburn, London

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Thomas Flamank

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Thomas Flamank (executed June 24, 1497) was a lawyer from Cornwall who together with Michael An Gof led the Cornish Rebellion against taxes in... More

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executed under the Tudors Cornish nationalism From Cornwall Blackheath Cornish Rebellion of 1497 Keskerdh Kernow 500 … Tyburn Tyburn, London

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John Southworth

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John Southworth (also called Saint John Southworth, 1592, Lancashire, England - June 28 1654, Tyburn, London) was an English Catholic martyr.

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Lancastrian Saint John Southworth executed under the Interregnum From Lancashire martyr Martyred priest … Tyburn Tyburn, London

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Alexander Briant

Alexander Briant

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Saint Alexander Briant was an English Jesuit and martyr, born in Somerset about 1556; executed at Tyburn, 2 December 1581. He entered Hart Hall,... More

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Hertford College From Somerset convert to Roman Catholicism Robert Parsons Tudor clergy Former student of Hart Hall, Oxford … Tyburn

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Michael An Gof

Michael An Gof

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Michael Joseph (better known as Michael An Gof, where "An Gof" is Cornish for "blacksmith"; died 24 June 1497) and Thomas Flamank (a Bodmin... More

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executed under the Tudors Cornish nationalism St. Keverne An Gof From Cornwall Jack Cade … Tyburn Tyburn, London

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