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Execution of Hugh Faringdon

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

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1539Date range
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Chronological records

1539

Hugh Faringdon14 November 1539

Reading · House / House of Tudor

Hugh Faringdon is hanged, drawn and quartered after conviction for treason during the final suppression of Reading Abbey.

Names involved

Hugh Faringdon

Provenance

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