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Marian martyr
The Marian martyrs were Protestants executed for their beliefs during the reign of Mary I of England. Mary was keen to return England to Roman Catholicism, but many Protestants would rather die than change their beliefs. Bishop Bonner, the Bishop of London, was nicknamed '"Bloody Bonner"' for his involvement in the persecution.
The Marian martyrs include:
- John Rogers, burnt February 4 Smithfield
- Lawrence Saunders, burnt February 8, Coventry
- John Hooper, burnt February 9, Gloucester
- Rowland Taylor, burnt February, Aldham Common
- William Hunter, burnt March 27 Brentwood
- Robert Farrar , burnt March 30, Carmathen
- Rawlins White , burnt Cardiff
- George Marsh , burnt April 24, Chester
- William Flower , burnt April 24, Westminster
- John Cardmaker , burnt May 30, Smithfield
- John Warne , burnt May 30, Smithfield
- John Simpson, burnt May 30, Rochford
- John Ardeley , burnt May 30, Rayleigh
- Thomas Haukes , burnt June 10,
- Thomas Watts ,
- Nicholas Chamberlain , burnt June 14, Colchester
- Thomas Ormond , burnt June 15, Manningtree
- William Bamford , burnt June 15, Harwich
- Richard Sharpe, burnt May 7 Cotham, Bristol
See also
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