Hugh Latimer Biography and Timeline — Page 2

Hugh Latimer Arrested under Mary I

Hugh Latimer is arrested after Mary's accession because of his prominent Protestant preaching and opposition to the restored Catholic settlement.

Summons to London

Is summoned after Mary begins reversing Edwardian religion.

Role range: 1553-1553

Tower Imprisonment

Is imprisoned with other Protestant leaders.

Role range: 1553-1554

Transfer to Oxford

Is sent to Oxford for disputation with Cranmer and Ridley.

Role range: 1554-1555

Oxford Disputations

Faces formal disputation over Protestant doctrine.

Role range: 1554-1554

Disputation on Eucharist

Rejects Catholic teaching on the mass.

Role range: 1554-1554

Condemnation

Is condemned after the Oxford disputations.

Role range: 1554-1554

Prison at Bocardo

Is held in Oxford prison while proceedings continue.

Role range: 1554-1555

Final Examination

Faces renewed examination before execution.

Role range: 1555-1555

Degradation

Is prepared for execution after refusing to recant.

Role range: 1555-1555

Burning at Oxford

Is burned at the stake for Protestant beliefs.

Role range: 1555-1555

Candle Speech

Encourages Ridley with the famous candle speech.

Role range: 1555-1555

Death of Hugh Latimer

Death of Hugh Latimer, burned at Oxford.

Role range: 1535-1539

Death of Hugh Latimer

Dies during the Marian persecution of Protestants.

Role range: 1555-1555

Execution

Latimer is burned with Nicholas Ridley at Oxford.

Role range: 1555-1555 – 1535-1539

Execution

Burned at the stake with Nicholas Ridley.

Role range: 1535-1539

Heresy

Executed for refusing to recant Protestant doctrine.

Role range: 1535-1539

Martyrdom

His death becomes central to Protestant martyrology.

Role range: 1555-1555

Oxford Martyrs

Dies with Nicholas Ridley as one of the Oxford Martyrs.

Role range: 1555-1555

Foxe's Acts and Monuments

Foxe's book preserves Latimer as a Protestant martyr.

Role range: 1563-1563

Protestant Memory

Protestants remember Latimer as an Edwardian reform preacher.

Role range: 1555-1570

Oxford Martyr Legacy

Latimer's Oxford death remains a symbol of Protestant witness.

Role range: 1555-1600

Martyrs Memorial

Oxford commemorates Latimer, Ridley and Cranmer with the Martyrs Memorial.

Role range: 1555-1841

Victorian Protestant Memory

Victorians present Latimer as a model Protestant preacher.

Role range: 1555-1883

Martyrdom Anniversary

Protestant commemorations mark four hundred years since Latimer's execution.

Role range: 1555-1955