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Lewes Martyrs

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From Wikipedia: The Lewes Martyrs were 17 Protestants who were burned at the stake in Lewes, Sussex, England, between 1555 and 1557. These executions were part of the Marian persecutions of Protestants during the reign of Mary I. On 6 June 1556, Thomas Harland of Woodmancote, near Henfield, Sussex, carpenter, John Oswald (or Oseward) of Woodmancote, husbandman, Thomas Reed of Ardingly, Sussex, and Thomas Avington (or Euington) of Ardingly, Sussex, turner, were burnt. [1][2][3] Richard Woodman and Read more...
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Protestant Martyrs Prison

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The Protestant Martyrs’ Prison stands as a solemn reminder of religious conflict and steadfast faith during one of the most turbulent periods in European history. Located in the medieval citadel of Sighișoara, this small but historically significant site is traditionally associated with the imprisonment of Protestant believers during times of persecution, particularly in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Sighișoara itself Read more...