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Edmund Campion Captured at Lyford Grange

England · House / House of Tudor. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1581

Edmund Campion17 July 1581

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.

Names involved

Edmund Campion

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