Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Edmund Campion Biography and Timeline

Follow Edmund Campion through 2 dated historical records for England.

Edmund Campion, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
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1581–1581Years on this page

1581

Edmund Campion Captured at Lyford Grange

Priest · Jesuit Priest · Lyford Grange · House / House of Tudor

Edmund Campion is captured after priest hunters discover him at Lyford Grange, ending more than a year of clandestine Jesuit missionary work.

Trial

Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Robert Cateby is tried in Star Chamber alongside William Vaux, 3rd Baron Vaux of Harrowden, and his brother-in-law Sir Thomas Tresham, for harbouring the Jesuit Edmund Campion

Records, sources and methodology

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