Smithfield
Andrew Hewet
A short biography of Andrew Hewet (d. 1533), a young London tailor’s apprentice who confessed that he believed as John Frith did concerning the Lord’s Supper and was burned with him at Smithfield.
James Bainham
A short biography of James Bainham (d. 1532), London lawyer of the Middle Temple who recanted under pressure, publicly repented with Tyndale’s New Testament in hand, and was burned at Smithfield.
John Bradford
A short biography of John Bradford (c. 1520–1555), chaplain to Bishop Ridley, preacher of Lancashire, and martyr at Smithfield.
John Rogers
A brief biographical sketch of John Rogers (c. 1500–1555), Tyndale’s friend, editor of the Matthew Bible, and the first martyr of Queen Mary’s reign.
Richard Bayfield
A short biography of Richard Bayfield (d. 1531), Benedictine monk of Bury St. Edmunds who became one of the boldest smugglers of Tyndale’s New Testaments into England and was burned at Smithfield.
Robert Barnes
A short biography of Robert Barnes (d. 1540), Augustinian prior of Cambridge, exile with Luther, envoy of Henry VIII, and martyr at Smithfield.
Transubstantiation
The Roman doctrine of transubstantiation and the Englishmen burned for denying it during the Reformation.
Transubstantiation
The Roman doctrine of transubstantiation and the Englishmen burned for denying it during the Reformation.
