- Anne Boleyn, beheaded, 1536
- Catherine Howard, beheaded, 1542
- Joan Bocher, burned at the stake, 1550
- Anna Cantiana, burned at the stake, 1550
In The Hunting of the Snark, the Baker (possibly a reference to Thomas Cranmer) conceded:
241 “You may charge me with murder – or want of sense –
242 (We are all of us weak at times):
243 But the slightest approach to a false pretence
244 Was never among my crimes! …”
Executed under Henry VIII and Edward VI:
- Thomas Marshall, Abbot of Colchester, resisted Henry VIII break with Rome, d. 1539.
- Edward Powell, Welsh Roman Catholic priest, resisted Henry VIII. d. 1540 – one of 3 Catholics and 3 Protestants who all suffered together.
- Thomas Bowldry, wealthy farmer, rebel executed by Edwardian Protestant regime, d. 1549.
- Henry Joys, vicar, rebel executed by Edwardian Protestant regime, d. 1549.
- James Webbe, vicar, rebel executed by Edwardian Protestant regime, d. 1549.
Source of the lower list: manyheadedmonster.wordpress.com
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2018-06-29, update: 2022-08-06