Michael Joseph1497
A rebel Cornish leader executed after being captured at the Battle of Blackheath
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A rebel Cornish leader executed after being captured at the Battle of Blackheath
Executed for "constructive treason". A useful scapegoat for Government financial irregularities
Really executed as a scapegoat for financial irregularities. Executed for "constructive treason" & preventing the King from removing him from power
Has Edmund de le Pole executed for acting as a mercenary in the French Army. Edmund de le Pole, supported by France as the "White Rose" pretender
The title of Buckingham is made forfeit. Execution of Edward Stafford the Duke of Buckingham for high treason
Elizabeth Barton, the Nun of Kent, is executed for treason.
John Fisher is executed after refusing to accept Henry VIII's supremacy over the Church.
John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, is executed
Thomas More is beheaded at Tower Hill for refusing to accept Henry VIII's supremacy over the Church.
Sir Thomas More is executed
Thomas More is executed after refusing to accept the royal supremacy and succession oath.
Henry VIII commutes Fishers sentence of treason to beheading. Commutes Mores sentence of treason to beheading & permits Mores family to attend
Anne believes Henry will not allow her execution & will send her to a nunnery
William Brereton os executed
William Brereton is executed. Mark Smeaton is executed. Henry Norriss is executed. George Boleyn is executed. Francis Weston is executed
George Boleyn, Henry Norris, Francis Weston, William Brereton and Mark Smeaton are executed.
Henry Norriss is executed
Mark Smeaton is executed
Francis Weston is executed
Found guilty of treason. Beheaded on Tower Green by a headsman from Calais who uses a sword
Has Anne Boleyn executed for high treason & adultery
Anne Boleyn is executed by sword within the Tower of London.
William Tyndale is executed in the Low Countries
Leaders of the Lincolnshire Rising are executed after the royal government restores control.
Execution of the Earl of Kildare & his 5 uncles for treason
Executions of the Pilgrimage of Grace rebels. Execution of the Pilgrimage of Grace rebels
Several northern rebels associated with Bigod's rising are executed after the renewed rebellion fails.
Robert Aske is executed after Henry VIII punishes the leaders of the Pilgrimage of Grace.
Robert Aske, The leader of the Pilgrimage of Grace is executed
Thomas Cromwell is executed after losing Henry VIII's confidence following the Anne of Cleves marriage.
Executed after Catherine Howard confesses unchastity with Dereham & Culpepper
Executed after Catherine Howard admits prenuptial unchastity with Dereham & Culpepper
Thomas Culpeper is executed for treason, an alleged lover of Catherine Howard. Francis Dereham is executed for treason, an alleged lover of Catherine Howard
Henry VIIIs political agent in Scotland is arrested & executed by Cardinal Beaton
Burnt for heresy, a believer in Reformation she is found to have Court connections
Anne Askew is burnt at Smithfield for heresy
The Earl of Northumberland & 2 of his accomplices are executed
Northumberland is executed after the failure of the Jane Grey succession
Jane Grey is executed after her father supports rebellion against Mary
Lady Jane Grey, Nortumberlands nine day puppet Queen, is executed
Saved from execution by Philip who wants a hold over England should Mary die childless
Daniel is executed after the Dudley conspiracy is uncovered
Peckham is executed for involvement in the Dudley conspiracy
Throckmorton is executed for his part in a Catholic plot to install Mary on the throne
Executed for his role in the Throckmorton Plot against Elizabeth I
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