A detailed description of the event is in John Foxe's book, The Acts and Monuments.[1] Foxe lists those executed: Henry Adlington, a sawyer of Grinstead, Laurence Pernam, a smith of Hoddesdon, Henry Wye, a brewer of Stanford-le-Hope, William Halliwel, a smith of Waltham Holy Cross, Thomas Bowyer, a weaver of Great Dunmow, George Searles, a tailor of White Notley, Edmund Hurst, a labourer of Colchester, Lyon Cawch, a Flemishmerchant of the City of London, Ralph Jackson, a servant of Chipping Ongar, John Derifall, a labourer of Rettendon, John Routh, a labourer of Wix, Elizabeth Pepper of Colchester who was pregnant, and Agnes George of West Bergholt. A further three men, Thomas Freeman, William Stannard, and William Adams, were given a dispensation by Cardinal Pole, the Archbishop of Canterbury, because they had recanted[2] although Foxe is dubious about that.[1] The 16 accused had been brought to Newgate in London from various parts of Essex and Hertfordshire. Beginning on 6 June 1556, at an ecclesiastical tribunal under the direction of Thomas Darbyshire, the chancellor of Edmund Bonner the Bishop of London, they were charged with nine counts of heresy, to which they all either assented or remained silent. All of them were condemned to death and later published a letter detailing their beliefs in rebuttal of a sermon that had been preached against them by John Feckenham, the Dean of St Paul's. On 27 June 1556, the remaining 13 were brought from London to Stratford, where the party was divided into two and held "in several chambers". Here, the sheriff unsuccessfully attempted to persuade each group to recant, by telling them falsely that the other group had already done so.[3]
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The executions were said to have been attended by a crowd of 20,000. The exact place of the execution is unknown; the most likely site is thought to have been Fair Field in Bow (then known as Stratford-le-Bow), north of the present day Bow Church DLR station.[4] An alternative suggested location is Stratford Green,[5] much of which is now occupied by the University of East London Stratford Campus. This theory seems to date only from the erection of a monument to the martyrs in the nearby churchyard of the Parish Church of St John the Evangelist in 1879.[6] According to Foxe, "eleven men were tied to three stakes, and the two women loose in the midst without any stake; and so they were all burnt in one fire".[1]
stratford, martyrs, were, eleven, women, were, burned, stake, together, their, protestant, beliefs, either, stratford, middlesex, stratford, essex, both, near, london, june, 1556, during, marian, persecutions, frieze, memorial, contents, martyrs, execution, ma. The Stratford Martyrs were eleven men and two women who were burned at the stake together for their Protestant beliefs either at Stratford le Bow Middlesex or Stratford Essex both near London on 27 June 1556 during the Marian persecutions Frieze on the memorial to the Stratford Martyrs Contents 1 The martyrs 2 Execution 3 Martyrs Memorial 4 See also 5 ReferencesThe martyrs edit nbsp The Thirteen Martyrs of Stratford le Bow from a 19th century engravingThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message A detailed description of the event is in John Foxe s book The Acts and Monuments 1 Foxe lists those executed Henry Adlington a sawyer of Grinstead Laurence Pernam a smith of Hoddesdon Henry Wye a brewer of Stanford le Hope William Halliwel a smith of Waltham Holy Cross Thomas Bowyer a weaver of Great Dunmow George Searles a tailor of White Notley Edmund Hurst a labourer of Colchester Lyon Cawch a Flemish merchant of the City of London Ralph Jackson a servant of Chipping Ongar John Derifall a labourer of Rettendon John Routh a labourer of Wix Elizabeth Pepper of Colchester who was pregnant and Agnes George of West Bergholt A further three men Thomas Freeman William Stannard and William Adams were given a dispensation by Cardinal Pole the Archbishop of Canterbury because they had recanted 2 although Foxe is dubious about that 1 The 16 accused had been brought to Newgate in London from various parts of Essex and Hertfordshire Beginning on 6 June 1556 at an ecclesiastical tribunal under the direction of Thomas Darbyshire the chancellor of Edmund Bonner the Bishop of London they were charged with nine counts of heresy to which they all either assented or remained silent All of them were condemned to death and later published a letter detailing their beliefs in rebuttal of a sermon that had been preached against them by John Feckenham the Dean of St Paul s On 27 June 1556 the remaining 13 were brought from London to Stratford where the party was divided into two and held in several chambers Here the sheriff unsuccessfully attempted to persuade each group to recant by telling them falsely that the other group had already done so 3 Execution editThe executions were said to have been attended by a crowd of 20 000 The exact place of the execution is unknown the most likely site is thought to have been Fair Field in Bow then known as Stratford le Bow north of the present day Bow Church DLR station 4 An alternative suggested location is Stratford Green 5 much of which is now occupied by the University of East London Stratford Campus This theory seems to date only from the erection of a monument to the martyrs in the nearby churchyard of the Parish Church of St John the Evangelist in 1879 6 According to Foxe eleven men were tied to three stakes and the two women loose in the midst without any stake and so they were all burnt in one fire 1 Martyrs Memorial editMain article Stratford Martyrs Memorial nbsp The Martyrs Memorial in Stratford with St John the Baptist Church in the background In 1879 a large monument was erected in St John s churchyard in Stratford Broadway to commemorate the 13 and others who were executed or tortured in Stratford during the persecutions The memorial is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England 7 See also editList of Protestant martyrs of the English ReformationReferences edit a b c The Acts And Monuments Of The Christian Church By John Foxe 344 Thirteen Martyrs Burned At Stratford Le Bow Oxley James Edwin 1965 The Reformation in Essex to The Death Of Mary Manchester University Press p 224 ISBN 978 0719000935 Oxley 1965 p 225 London Remembers Monument Stratford Martyrs Cook Sue MacCulloch Diarmaid BBC Radio 4 Making History The Stratford Martyrs BBC News Retrieved 27 December 2013 St John s Church Stratford E15 The Martyrs Memorial Historic England Martyrs Memorial 1190750 National Heritage List for England retrieved 27 June 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stratford Martyrs amp oldid 1030814005 The Martyrs Memorial, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
