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Execution of John Felton

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

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1570Date range
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Chronological records

1570

John Felton8 August 1570

St Paul's Churchyard · House / House of Tudor

John Felton is executed for publishing the papal bull that declared Elizabeth I excommunicated.

Names involved

John Felton

Provenance

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