Trial for Heresy
Faces formal heresy proceedings before execution.
Role range: 1550-1553
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Nicholas Ridley Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Nicholas Ridley through 53 dated historical records for England.
Nicholas Ridley, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
53Distinct records
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1555–1570Years on this page
1555
Degradation
Is degraded from clerical office before execution.
Role range: 1550-1553
Cranmer Witnesses Execution
Thomas Cranmer watches Ridley and Latimer burned at Oxford.
Role range: 1550-1553
Death of Nicholas Ridley
Death of Nicholas Ridley, burned at Oxford.
Role range: 1550-1553
Execution with Latimer
Is executed beside Hugh Latimer outside Oxford city walls.
Role range: 1550-1553
Execution
Ridley is burned at Oxford for Protestant doctrine.
Role range: 1555-1555 – 1550-1553
Execution
Burned at the stake for Protestant doctrine.
Role range: 1550-1553
Latimer Encouragement
Latimer encourages Ridley before their execution.
Role range: 1550-1553
Martyrdom
Dies refusing to accept Catholic doctrine on the mass.
Role range: 1550-1553
Oxford Martyrs
Is burned with Hugh Latimer as one of the Oxford Martyrs.
Role range: 1555-1556 – 1550-1553
1556
Oxford Martyrs Legacy
Cranmer is later burned, completing the Oxford martyrdoms.
Role range: 1555-1556 – 1550-1553
1563
Foxe Acts and Monuments
Foxe presents Ridley as a Protestant martyr in Acts and Monuments.
Role range: 1550-1553
1570
Martyr Memory
Ridley becomes a lasting symbol of Protestant resistance under Mary.
Role range: 1550-1553
Records, sources and methodology
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