Lewes Martyrs

The Lewes Martyrs were a group of 17 Protestants who were burned at the stake in Lewes, East Sussex, England between 1555 and 1557. These executions were part of the Marian persecutions of Protestants during the reign of Mary I.

Richard Woodman and 9 other people were burned together in Lewes on 22 June 1557, on the orders of Edmund Bonner, Bishop of London — the largest single bonfire of people that ever took place in England.[1][2]

Together with the Gunpowder Plot, the Lewes Martyrs are commemorated annually on or around 5th November by the Bonfire Societies of Lewes and surrounding towns and villages.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Foxe's Book of Martyrs: 360. Richard Woodman and nine others exclassics.com. Retrieved on 2016-11-12
  2. ↑ BBC - Legacies - Myths and Legends - England - Surrey and Sussex - Remember remember... bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 2016-11-12
  3. ↑ Lewes Bonfire Celebrations lewesbonfirecelebrations.com. Retrieved on 2016-11-12
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