The following is a list of people who were beheaded, arranged alphabetically by country or region and with date of

decapitation Decapitation or beheading is the total separation of the head from the body. Such an injury is invariably fatal to humans and most other animals, since it deprives the brain of oxygenated blood, while all other organs are deprived of the i ...

. Special sections on "Religious figures" and "Fictional characters" are also appended. These individuals lost their heads intentionally (as a form of execution or posthumously). A list of people who were decapitated accidentally, including animal-related deaths, can be found at List of people who were decapitated. Vecelli, Tiziano - Judith - c

Decapitación de San Pablo - Simonet - 1887

Austria

Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...

(1809) – celebrated composer posthumously beheaded; see

Haydn's head The celebrated composer Joseph Haydn died in Vienna, aged 77, on May 31, 1809, after a long illness. As Austria was at war and Vienna occupied by Napoleon's troops, a rather simple funeral was held in Gumpendorf, the parish in Vienna to which Hay ...

Azerbaijan

Kyaram Sloyan Kyaram or Qyaram Sloyan ( hy, Քյարամ Սլոյան; 27 April 1996 – 1/2 April 2016) was an Artsakh Defense Army soldier who was killed during the 2016 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes. After his death, he was beheaded, with videos and pictur ...

(2016) -

Kurdish Kurdish may refer to: *Kurds or Kurdish people *Kurdish languages *Kurdish alphabets *Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes: **Southern Kurdistan **Eastern Kurdistan **Northern Kurdistan **Western Kurdistan See also * Kurd (dis ...

Yazidi Yazidis or Yezidis (; ku, ئێزیدی, translit=Êzidî) are a Kurmanji-speaking endogamous minority group who are indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran. The majo ...

soldier, posthumously decapitated by Azerbaijani soldiers during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Photos and videos of various soldiers posing with his severed head were widely circulated online after his death. *Genadi Petrosyan (2020) - ethnically

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

citizen of the

Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Artsakh, officially the Republic of Artsakh () or the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (),, is a list of states with limited recognition, breakaway state in the South Caucasus whose territory is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan ...

(

Republic of Artsakh Artsakh, officially the Republic of Artsakh () or the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (),, is a list of states with limited recognition, breakaway state in the South Caucasus whose territory is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan ...

) beheaded by Azerbaijani soldiers during the

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War was an armed conflict in 2020 that took place in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, the surrounding territories. It was a major escalation of ...

. *Yuri Asryan (2020) - ethnically Armenian citizen of the

(

) beheaded by Azerbaijani soldiers during the

. Along with Genadi Petrosyan, videos and photos of both beheadings were circulated through social media, most notably

Telegram Telegraphy is the long-distance transmission of messages where the sender uses symbolic codes, known to the recipient, rather than a physical exchange of an object bearing the message. Thus flag semaphore is a method of telegraphy, whereas p ...

Brazil

* Jordão da Silva Cantanhede (2013) – a Brazilian amateur

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

referee, was

lynched Lynching is an extrajudicial killing by a group. It is most often used to characterize informal public executions by a mob in order to punish an alleged transgressor, punish a convicted transgressor, or intimidate people. It can also be an ex ...

, quartered, and beheaded by football spectators in

Pio XII, Maranhão Pio XII is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil. The city gained international notoriety when Otávio Jordão da Silva, a referee at an amateur football match, was beheaded and quartered after he fatally stab ...

, after he stabbed a player in a match he officiated on 30 June 2013. Spectators then put his head on a stake in the middle of the pitch. A viral video later surfaced of medical officials reassembling his body. * João Rodrigo Silva Santos (2013) – Brazilian football player, murdered and beheaded by suspected drug traffickers.

Canada

* Tim McLean (2008) – murdered, beheaded, and partially cannibalized on a

Greyhound Canada Greyhound Canada Transportation ULC began as a local British Columbia bus line in the early 1920s, expanded across most of Canada, and became a subsidiary of the US Greyhound in 1940. In 2018, Greyhound pulled out of Western Canada, preserving ...

bus in

Portage la Prairie Portage la Prairie () is a small city in the Central Plains Region of Manitoba, Canada. As of 2016, the population was 13,304 and the land area of the city was . Portage la Prairie is approximately west of Winnipeg, along the Trans-Canada Hi ...

Manitoba Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...

*Fribjon Bjornson (2012) – severed head found on the Nak'azdli reserve near

Fort St. James Fort St. James is a district municipality and former fur trading post in northern central British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the south-eastern shore of Stuart Lake in the Omineca Country, at the northern terminus of Highway 27, which con ...

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

China

* Huan Yi (Fan Wuji) (桓齮, 227 BC) — traitorous

Qin Qin may refer to: Dynasties and states * Qin (state) (秦), a major state during the Zhou Dynasty of ancient China * Qin dynasty (秦), founded by the Qin state in 221 BC and ended in 206 BC * Daqin (大秦), ancient Chinese name for the Roman Emp ...

general; his severed head was instrumental in

Jing Ke Jing Ke (died 227 BC) was a ''youxia'' during the late Warring States period of Ancient China. As a retainer of Crown Prince Dan of the Yan state, he was infamous for his failed assassination attempt on King Zheng of the Qin state, who later beca ...

's assassination attempt of the Qin king. *

Han Xin Han Xin (; 231/230–196 BC) was a Chinese military general and politician who served Liu Bang during the Chu–Han Contention and contributed greatly to the founding of the Han dynasty. Han Xin was named as one of the "Three Heroes of the ear ...

(韓信, 196 BC) – executed by

Empress Lü Empress (Dowager) Lü Zhi (241–18 August 180 BC), commonly known as Empress Lü () and formally Empress Gao of Han (), was the empress consort of Gaozu, the founding emperor of the Han dynasty. They had two known children, Liu Ying (later E ...

Guan Yu Guan Yu (; ), courtesy name Yunchang, was a Chinese military general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. Along with Zhang Fei, he shared a brotherly relationship with Liu Bei and accompanied him on ...

(關羽, 219) – executed during civil war by

Sun Quan Sun Quan (, Chinese: 孫權) (183 – 21 May 252), courtesy name Zhongmou (), posthumously known as Emperor Da of Wu, was the founder of the Eastern Wu dynasty, one of the Three Kingdoms of China. He inherited control of the warlord regime es ...

Guan Ping Guan Ping () (died January or February 220) was a military general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. Life Guan Ping was the eldest son of Guan Yu. Little about him is documented in historical recor ...

(關平, 219) – son of Guan Yu, executed during civil war by

Wen Tianxiang Wen Tianxiang (; June 6, 1236 – January 9, 1283), noble title Duke of Xin (), was a Chinese poet and politician in the last years of the Southern Song dynasty. For his resistance to Kublai Khan's invasion of the Southern Song dynasty, and for ...

(文天祥, 1283) – scholar and general * Xia Wanchun (夏完淳, 1647) – poet, executed by Qing official

Hong Chengchou Hong Chengchou (; 1593–1665), courtesy name Yanyan and art name Hengjiu, was a Chinese official who served under the Ming and Qing dynasties. He was born in present-day Liangshan Village, Yingdu Town, Fujian Province, China. After obtaining t ...

who betrayed Ming before

Ming Dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...

fell. * St Francis de Capillas(聖劉方濟, 1648) – beheaded at Fogang, China * Adolf Schlagintweit (1857) – German botanist and explorer; executed by the ruler of

Kashgar Kashgar ( ug, قەشقەر, Qeshqer) or Kashi ( zh, c=喀什) is an oasis city in the Tarim Basin region of Southern Xinjiang. It is one of the westernmost cities of China, near the border with Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Pakistan ...

Tan Sitong Tan Sitong (, March 10, 1865 – September 28, 1898), courtesy name Fusheng (), pseudonym Zhuangfei (), was a well-known Chinese politician, thinker, and reformist in the late Qing dynasty (1644–1911). He was executed at the age of 33 when ...

(譚嗣同, 1898) – executed with five others by

Empress Dowager Cixi Empress Dowager Cixi ( ; mnc, Tsysi taiheo; formerly Romanization of Chinese, romanised as Empress Dowager T'zu-hsi; 29 November 1835 – 15 November 1908), of the Manchu people, Manchu Nara (clan)#Yehe Nara, Yehe Nara clan, was a Chinese nob ...

Chile

* María José Reyes and Juan Duarte (2012) – beheaded by a seller of antiquities in

Lolol Lolol ( Mapudungun: "land of crabs and holes"; ) is a Chilean commune and town in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region. History During the 17th century, several Haciendas were created throughout the Colchagua Valley; they were great lands whic ...

Denmark

Anne Palles Anne Palles (1619 – 4 April 1693) was an alleged Danish witch. She was the last woman to be legally executed for sorcery in Denmark. Background In 1692, the cunning woman Karen Gregers Madsens from Lommelev was accused of poisoning. She wa ...

(1693) – executed in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

for witchcraft *

Povel Juel Povel is a given name and a surname. People with that name include: Given name * Povel Huitfeldt ( - 1592), Danish-Norwegian governor-general of Norway * Povel Juel ( – 1723), Norwegian civil servant and writer * Povel Pedersson Paus (1625-168 ...

(1723) – executed in Copenhagen for

lèse-majesté Lèse-majesté () or lese-majesty () is an offence against the dignity of a ruling head of state (traditionally a monarch but now more often a president) or the state itself. The English name for this crime is a borrowing from the French, w ...

* Niels Knudsen Drostrup (1752) - executed in Logstor for arson *

Johann Friedrich Struensee Lensgreve Johann Friedrich Struensee (5 August 1737 – 28 April 1772) was a German-Danish physician, philosopher and statesman. He became royal physician to the mentally ill King Christian VII of Denmark and a minister in the Danish governmen ...

(1772) – executed in Copenhagen for

Enevold Brandt Count Enevold Brandt (1738 - 28 April 1772) was a Danish courtier. Biography Brandt was born in Copenhagen, and studied law at the University of Copenhagen. He became assistant judge of the Supreme Court of Copenhagen in 1764, royal chamberlai ...

(1772) – executed in Copenhagen for

*Kim Wall (2017) – her body was found both dismembered and decapitated in a submarine. See

Murder of Kim Wall The murder of Kim Wall, known in Denmark as (), took place on 10 August 2017, after Swedish freelance journalist Kim Wall boarded the midget submarine '' UC3 Nautilus'', in Køge Bugt, Denmark, with the intent of interviewing its owner, Danis ...

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Zaida Catalán Zaida Catalán (6 October 1980 – March 2017) was a Swedish politician who was a member of the Green Party and leader of the Young Greens of Sweden between 2001 and 2005. She was known for her work in activism including environmental issues, ...

(2017) – Swedish politician of Chilean descent, kidnapped and executed in 2017

England

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Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria ( enm, Wallef, on, Valþjóf) (died 31 May 1076) was the last of the Anglo-Saxon earls and the only English aristocrat to be executed during the reign of William I. Early life Waltheof was the second son of Siwa ...

(1076) – executed at Winchester by order of

William I William I; ang, WillelmI (Bates ''William the Conqueror'' p. 33– 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087 ...

for taking part in the

Revolt of the Earls The Revolt of the Earls in 1075 was a rebellion of three earls against William I of England (William the Conqueror). It was the last serious act of resistance against William in the Norman Conquest. Cause The revolt was caused by the king's refu ...

Dafydd ap Gruffydd Dafydd ap Gruffydd (11 July 1238 – 3 October 1283) was Prince of Wales from 11 December 1282 until his execution on 3 October 1283 on the orders of King Edward I of England. He was the last native Prince of Wales before the conquest of Wa ...

, Prince of Wales (1283) – hanged, drawn and quartered in Shrewsbury by

Edward I Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he ruled the duchies of Aquitaine and Gascony as a vassal o ...

for treason *

William Wallace Sir William Wallace ( gd, Uilleam Uallas, ; Norman French: ; 23 August 1305) was a Scottish knight who became one of the main leaders during the First War of Scottish Independence. Along with Andrew Moray, Wallace defeated an English army a ...

(1305) – Scottish resistance fighter, hanged, drawn and quartered by

Piers Gaveston Piers Gaveston, Earl of Cornwall (c. 1284 – 19 June 1312) was an English nobleman of Gascon origin, and the favourite of Edward II of England. At a young age, Gaveston made a good impression on King Edward I, who assigned him to the househ ...

(1312) – executed near Warwick by

Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster Thomas of Lancaster, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl of Derby, ''jure uxoris'' 4th Earl of Lincoln and ''jure uxoris'' 5th Earl of Salisbury (c. 1278 – 22 March 1322) was an English nobleman. A member of the House of Pl ...

in the Baron's Revolt *

–

Lord High Steward The Lord High Steward is the first of the Great Officers of State in England, nominally ranking above the Lord Chancellor. The office has generally remained vacant since 1421, and is now an ''ad hoc'' office that is primarily ceremonial and ...

(1322) – executed at

Pontefract Castle Pontefract (or Pomfret) Castle is a castle ruin in the town of Pontefract, in West Yorkshire, England. King Richard II is thought to have died there. It was the site of a series of famous sieges during the 17th-century English Civil War ...

Edward II of England Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also called Edward of Caernarfon, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir apparent to ...

Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel Edmund Fitzalan, 2nd Earl of Arundel (1 May 128517 November 1326) was an English nobleman prominent in the conflict between King Edward II and his barons. His father, Richard Fitzalan, 1st Earl of Arundel, died in 1302, while Edmund was still ...

(1326) – executed at Hereford by Queen Isabella, Regent for

Edward III Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring r ...

Hugh Despenser the Younger Hugh le Despenser, 1st Baron le Despenser (c. 1287/1289 – 24 November 1326), also referred to as "the Younger Despenser", was the son and heir of Hugh le Despenser, Earl of Winchester (the Elder Despenser), by his wife Isabella de Beaucham ...

(1326) – hanged, drawn and quartered by order of Queen Isabella *

Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent (5 August 130119 March 1330), whose seat was Arundel Castle in Sussex, was the sixth son of King Edward I of England, and the second by his second wife Margaret of France, and was a younger half-brother o ...

– Lord Wardens of the Cinque Ports (1330) – executed at Winchester by Queen Isabella, Regent for

* Sir Robert Hales –

Lord High Treasurer The post of Lord High Treasurer or Lord Treasurer was an English government position and has been a British government position since the Acts of Union of 1707. A holder of the post would be the third-highest-ranked Great Officer of State in ...

(1381) – executed at

Tower Hill Tower Hill is the area surrounding the Tower of London in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is infamous for the public execution of high status prisoners from the late 14th to the mid 18th century. The execution site on the higher grou ...

by rebels during the

Peasants' Revolt The Peasants' Revolt, also named Wat Tyler's Rebellion or the Great Rising, was a major uprising across large parts of England in 1381. The revolt had various causes, including the socio-economic and political tensions generated by the Black ...

* Simon of Sudbury –

Lord Chancellor The lord chancellor, formally the lord high chancellor of Great Britain, is the highest-ranking traditional minister among the Great Officers of State in Scotland and England in the United Kingdom, nominally outranking the prime minister. The ...

Archbishop of Canterbury The archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and a principal leader of the Church of England, the ceremonial head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. The current archbishop is Justi ...

and

Bishop of London A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

(1381) – executed at

by rebels during the

* Richard Lyons – London merchant and financier (1381) – beheaded in London by rebels during the

* Sir John Cavendish – Chief Justice of the King's Bench,

Chancellor Chancellor ( la, cancellarius) is a title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the or lattice work screens of a basilica or law cou ...

of the

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

(1381) – executed in Bury St Edmunds by rebels during the

Wat Tyler Wat Tyler (c. 1320/4 January 1341 – 15 June 1381) was a leader of the 1381 Peasants' Revolt in England. He led a group of rebels from Canterbury to London to oppose the institution of a poll tax and to demand economic and social reforms. Wh ...

(1381) – beheaded in London by order of the Lord Mayor of London during the

* John Ball (1381) – hanged, drawn and quartered at St Albans after the

Peasants Revolt The Peasants' Revolt, also named Wat Tyler's Rebellion or the Great Rising, was a major uprising across large parts of England in 1381. The revolt had various causes, including the socio-economic and political tensions generated by the Black ...

* Sir Simon de Burley, KG (1388) – executed on Tower Hill by the

Merciless Parliament The Merciless Parliament was an English parliamentary session lasting from 3 February to 4 June 1388, at which many members of King Richard II's court were convicted of treason. The session was preceded by a period in which Richard's power was r ...

for supporting

Richard II of England Richard II (6 January 1367 – ), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales, and Joan, Countess of Kent. Richard's father die ...

John de Beauchamp John Beauchamp or John de Beauchamp may refer to: * John de Beauchamp (MP for New Shoreham) ( 1330s), English politician * John Beauchamp (MP for New Shoreham) (fl. 1330s–1340s), may well be the same person as the one above * John de Beauchamp of ...

(1388) – executed on Tower Hill by the Merciless Parliament for supporting

* Sir John Emsley (1388) – executed on Tower Hill by the Merciless Parliament for supporting

* Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel, KG (1397) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

William le Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire William le Scrope, Earl of Wiltshire, King of Mann (c. 1350 – 29 July 1399) was a close supporter of King Richard II of England. He was a second son of Richard le Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton. Life He was a soldier-adventurer in Lithuan ...

Sir John Bussy Sir John Bussy (also Bushy; died 29 July 1399) of Hougham in Lincolnshire was a member of parliament representing Lincolnshire or Rutland eleven times from 1383 to 1398 as a Knight of the Shire. He was also Speaker of the House of Commons at t ...

and Sir Henry Green (1399) – executed in Bristol Castle by the Duke of Hereford (soon to be

Henry IV of England Henry IV ( April 1367 – 20 March 1413), also known as Henry Bolingbroke, was King of England from 1399 to 1413. He asserted the claim of his grandfather King Edward III, a maternal grandson of Philip IV of France, to the Kingdom of F ...

) *

Ralph de Lumley, 1st Baron Lumley Ralph Lumley, 1st Baron Lumley (died January 1400) was an English nobleman, soldier and administrator under King Richard II of England, Richard II, who was stripped of his lands, goods and title and executed for rebelling against King Henry ...

(1400) – executed at Cirencester during reign of Henry IV for the

Epiphany Rising The Epiphany Rising was a failed rebellion against King Henry IV of England in early January 1400. Background Richard II rewarded those who had supported him against Gloucester and the Lords Appellant with a plethora of new titles. Upon the us ...

Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester Thomas le Despenser, 2nd Baron Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester KG (22 September 137313 January 1400) was the son of Edward le Despenser, 1st Baron le Despencer, whom he succeeded in 1375. Royal intrigues A supporter of Richard II against Th ...

(1400) – executed at Bristol by order of Henry IV for the

John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, 1st Earl of Huntingdon ( 1352 – 16 January 1400), KG, of Dartington Hall in Devon, was a half-brother of King Richard II (1377–1399), to whom he remained strongly loyal. He is primarily remembered for being ...

, KG –

Lord Great Chamberlain The Lord Great Chamberlain of England is the sixth of the Great Officers of State (United Kingdom), Great Officers of State, ranking beneath the Lord Privy Seal, Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal and above the Lord High Constable of England, Lord Hi ...

and

Justice of Chester The Justice of Chester was the chief judicial authority for the county palatine of Chester, from the establishment of the county until the abolition of the Great Sessions in Wales and the palatine judicature in 1830. Within the County Palatine ( ...

(1400) – executed at Pleshey Castle, Essex by order of Joan Fitzalan, Countess of Hereford, with the approval of her son-in-law Henry IV, for the

John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury John Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury and 5th and 2nd Baron Montagu, KG (c. 1350 – 7 January 1400) was an English nobleman, one of the few who remained loyal to Richard II after Henry IV became king. Early life He was the son of Sir John de M ...

, KG (1400) – executed at Cirencester during reign of Henry IV for the

Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey, 3rd Earl of Kent, KG, Earl Marshal (8 September 1372 – 7 January 1400) was an English nobleman and courtier. Early life and family Born on 8 September 1372, Thomas Holland was the eldest son and heir of ...

, KG –

Earl Marshal Earl marshal (alternatively marschal or marischal) is a hereditary royal officeholder and chivalric title under the sovereign of the United Kingdom used in England (then, following the Act of Union 1800, in the United Kingdom). He is the eig ...

(1400) – executed at Cirencester during reign of Henry IV for the

* Sir Benard Brocas (1400) – beheaded at Tyburn during reign of Henry IV for the

Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester, KG (134323 July 1403) was an English medieval nobleman and naval commander best known for leading the rebellion with his nephew Henry Percy, known as 'Harry Hotspur', and his elder brother, Henry Percy, 1st Ear ...

(1403) – executed by order of Henry IV (Hanged, drawn and quartered) *Sir David Walsh (1403) – executed by order of Henry IV (Hanged, drawn and quartered) *Danney Parsons (1403) – executed by order of Henry IV (Hanged, drawn and quartered) *

Thomas de Mowbray, 4th Earl of Norfolk Thomas de Mowbray, 4th Earl of Norfolk, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, 8th Baron Segrave, 7th Baron Mowbray (17 September 1385 – 8 June 1405), English nobleman and rebel, was the son of Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, and Lady Elizabeth F ...

–

(1405) – executed at York by order of Henry IV for treason *

Richard le Scrope Richard Scrope may refer to: * Richard Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton (c. 1327–1403), English soldier and courtier, builder of Bolton Castle *Richard Scrope (bishop) (c. 1350–1405), Archbishop of York * Richard Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Bo ...

, Archbishop of York (1405) – executed at York by order of Henry IV for treason *Sir William de Plumpton (1405) – executed by order of Henry IV for treason *

Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge Richard of Conisbrough, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (20 July 1385 – 5 August 1415) was the second son of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, and Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York. He was beheaded for his part in the Southampton Plot, a conspiracy ...

(1415) – executed at Southampton by order of

Henry V of England Henry V (16 September 1386 – 31 August 1422), also called Henry of Monmouth, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1413 until his death in 1422. Despite his relatively short reign, Henry's outstanding military successes in the ...

for his involvement in the

Southampton Plot The Southampton Plot was a conspiracy to depose King Henry V of England, revealed in 1415 just as the king was about to sail on campaign to France as part of the Hundred Years' War. The plan was to replace him with Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of M ...

Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham KG, also known in older sources as Lord Scrope (c. 1373 – 5 August 1415) was a favourite of Henry V, who performed many diplomatic missions. He was beheaded for his involvement in the notional Southam ...

, KG (1415) – executed at Southampton by order of

for his involvement in the

William de la Pole William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

(1450) – beheaded at sea, possibly by order of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York *

James Fiennes, 1st Baron Saye and Sele James Fiennes, 1st Baron Saye and Sele (22 September 1395 – 4 July 1450) was an English soldier and politician. He was born at Herstmonceux, Sussex, the second son of Sir William Fiennes (1 August 1357 – 18 January 1402) and his wife Elizabe ...

(1450) – beheaded in London by rebels led by

Jack Cade Jack Cade's Rebellion was a popular revolt in 1450 against the government of England, which took place in the south-east of the country between the months of April and July. It stemmed from local grievances regarding the corruption, maladmi ...

James Tuchet, 5th Baron Audley James Tuchet, 5th Baron Audley, 2nd Baron Tuchet (c. 1398 – 23 September 1459) of Heleigh Castle was an English peer. James Tuchet, 5th Baron Audley, son of Elizabeth Stafford and her husband John Tuchet, 4th Baron Audley, was a distinguished ...

(1459) – executed after

Battle of Blore Heath The Battle of Blore Heath was a battle in the English Wars of the Roses. It was fought on 23 September 1459, at Blore Heath in Staffordshire. Blore Heath is a sparsely populated area of farmland, two miles east of the town of Market Drayton in ...

for being a Lancastrian * Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury, KG, PC –

(1460) – executed after the Battle of Wakefield for being a Yorkist * Edmund, Earl of Rutland (1460) – executed by order of Lord Clifford for being a Yorkist (stabbed to death during the Battle of Wakefield and later decapitated) *

Thomas Thorpe Thomas Thorpe ( 1569 – 1625) was an English publisher, most famous for publishing Shakespeare's sonnets and several works by Christopher Marlowe and Ben Jonson. His publication of the sonnets has long been controversial. Nineteenth-century ...

Speaker of the House of Commons Speaker of the House of Commons is a political leadership position found in countries that have a House of Commons, where the membership of the body elects a speaker to lead its proceedings. Systems that have such a position include: * Speaker of ...

(1461) – beheaded by a London mob *

Sir Owen Tudor Sir Owen Tudor (, 2 February 1461) was a Welsh courtier and the second husband of Queen Catherine of Valois (1401–1437), widow of King Henry V of England. He was the grandfather of Henry VII, founder of the Tudor dynasty. Background Ow ...

(1461) – executed after the

Battle of Mortimer's Cross The Battle of Mortimer's Cross was fought on 2 February 1461 near Kingsland, Herefordshire (between Leominster and Leintwardine, by the River Lugg), not far from the Welsh border. It was a major battle of the Wars of the Roses. The opposing ...

for being a Lancastrian *

Sir Thomas Kyriell Sir Thomas Kyriell (1396–18 February 1461) was an English soldier of the Hundred Years' War and the opening of the Wars of the Roses. He was executed after the Second Battle of St Albans. Background The de Criol, Kyriel or Kyriell family ...

(1461) – executed by order of Margaret of Anjou after the Second Battle of St Albans for being a Yorkist *

William Bonville, 1st Baron Bonville William Bonville, 1st Baron Bonville (12 or 31 August 1392 – 18 February 1461), was an English nobleman and an important, powerful landowner in south-west England during the Late Middle Ages. Bonville's father died before Bonville reached ...

(1461) – executed by order of Margaret of Anjou after the Second Battle of St Albans for being a Yorkist *

Thomas Courtenay, 14th Earl of Devon Thomas Courtenay, 6th/14th Earl of Devon (1432 – 3 April 1461), was the eldest son of Thomas de Courtenay, 5th/13th Earl of Devon, by his wife Margaret Beaufort, the daughter of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, and Margaret Holland, daughte ...

(1461) – executed after the

Battle of Towton The Battle of Towton took place on 29 March 1461 during the Wars of the Roses, near Towton in North Yorkshire, and "has the dubious distinction of being probably the largest and bloodiest battle on English soil". Fought for ten hours between ...

for being a Lancastrian * James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormond – 1st Earl of Wiltshire (1461) – executed after the

for being a Lancastrian *Lord Aubrey de Vere (1462) – son of

John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford (23 April 1408 – 26 February 1462), was the son of Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford (1385? – 15 February 1417), and his second wife, Alice Sergeaux (1386–1452). A Lancastrian loyalist during the latt ...

(1462) – beheaded for treason at Tower Hill by order of

John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester KG (8 May 1427 – 18 October 1470), was an English nobleman and scholar who served as Lord High Treasurer, Lord High Constable of England and Lord Deputy of Ireland. He was known as "the Butcher of Englan ...

Thomas Tuddenham Sir Thomas Tuddenham (10 May 1401 – 23 February 1462) was an influential Norfolk landowner, official and courtier. He served as Steward of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Keeper of the Great Wardrobe. During the Wars of the Roses he allied himself ...

(1462) – beheaded for treason at Tower Hill by order of

Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (26 January 143615 May 1464) was an important Lancastrian military commander during the English Wars of the Roses. He is sometimes numbered the 2nd Duke of Somerset, because the title was re-created for his ...

(1464) – beheaded after the

Battle of Hexham The Battle of Hexham, 15 May 1464, marked the end of significant Lancastrian resistance in the north of England during the early part of the reign of Edward IV. The battle was fought near the town of Hexham in Northumberland. John Neville, ...

for being a Lancastrian * Robert Hungerford, 3rd Baron Hungerford (1464) – beheaded at Newcastle after the

for being a Lancastrian *

Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros Thomas Ros or Roos, 9th Baron Ros of Helmsley (9 September 1427 – 17 May 1464) was a follower of the House of Lancaster during the Wars of the Roses. Family Thomas Ros, born 9 September 1427, was the eldest son of Thomas Ros, 8th Baron Ro ...

(1464) – beheaded at Newcastle after the

for being a Lancastrian * Sir Philip Wentworth (1464) – beheaded at Middleham after the

for being a Lancastrian *Sir

William Tailboys William Tailboys, de jure 7th Baron Kyme (c.1416 – 26 May 1464) was a wealthy Lincolnshire squire and adherent of the House of Lancaster, Lancastrian cause during the Wars of the Roses. He was born in Kyme, Lincolnshire, the son of Sir Walter ...

(1464) – executed after

for being a Lancastrian *Sir Touchus Winterton (1469) – executed at York by order of Edward IV for being a Lancastrian *Sir Charles Winterton (1469) – brother of above – executed at York by order of Edward IV for being a Lancastrian *

Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers (1405 – 12 August 1469), also Wydeville, was the father of Elizabeth Woodville and father-in-law of Edward IV. Early life Born at Maidstone in Kent, Richard Woodville was the son of Richard Wydeville ( ...

–

and

Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports The Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports is a ceremonial official in the United Kingdom. The post dates from at least the 12th century, when the title was Keeper of the Coast, but may be older. The Lord Warden was originally in charge of the Cinqu ...

(1469) – executed by order of

Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...

for being a Yorkist * Sir John Woodville (1469) – son of above – executed by order of

for being a Yorkist *Sir Richard Smith (1469) – executed for treason at Salisbury for being a Lancastrian; brother of Sir Hugh Courtenay and the 14th and 15th Earls of Devon who were all executed for being Lancastrians (in 1471, 1461 and 1471 respectively) *

William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1468 creation) William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke KG (c. 142327 July 1469), known as "Black William", was a Welsh nobleman, soldier, politician, and courtier. Life He was the son of William ap Thomas, founder of Raglan Castle, and Gwladys ferch Dafydd Ga ...

(1469) – executed after

Battle of Edgecote Moor The Battle of Edgcote (also known as the Battle of Banbury or the Battle of Danes Moor) took place on 24 July 1469, during the Wars of the Roses. It was fought between a Royal army, commanded by the earls of Pembroke and Devon, and a rebel forc ...

for being a Yorkist *

Sir Richard Herbert Sir Richard Herbert (died 1510) of Ewyas, Herefordshire, was a Welsh knight, gentleman, landowner, and courtier. He was an illegitimate son of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1423–1469), and Maud ap Howell Graunt, a daughter of Adam a ...

(1469) – executed after

for being a Yorkist, also illegitimate son of the above * Humphrey Stafford, 1st Earl of Devon (1469) – captured and executed in Bridgewater for being a Yorkist *

Richard Welles, 7th Baron Welles Richard Welles, 7th Baron Welles (c.1428–1470), was an English nobleman and soldier. From a Lancastrian family, he came to be on good terms with the Yorkist King Edward IV, but was later executed after being associated with a plot against Edwa ...

(1470) – executed on battlefield of Losecote by order of Edward IV for being a Lancastrian *Sir Lawrence Davis (1470) – executed on battlefield of Losecote by order of Edward IV for being a Lancastrian *

Robert Welles, 8th Baron Willoughby de Eresby Robert Welles, 8th Baron Willoughby de Eresby and 8th Baron Welles (died 19 March 1470), was the son of Richard Welles, 7th Baron Welles, and Joan Willoughby, 7th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. He was the prime mover in an uprising against Edward ...

(1470) – son of Richard Welles; executed after Battle of Losecoat by order of Edward IV for being a Lancastrian *

–

(1470) – executed at Tower Hill by order of Henry VI for being a Yorkist *

Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset Edmund Beaufort (c. 1438 – 6 May 1471), styled 4th Duke of Somerset, 6th Earl of Somerset, 3rd Marquess of Dorset, 3rd Earl of Dorset, was an English nobleman, and a military commander during the Wars of the Roses, in which he supported the La ...

(1471) – beheaded after the

Battle of Tewkesbury The Battle of Tewkesbury, which took place on 4 May 1471, was one of the decisive battles of the Wars of the Roses in England. King Edward IV and his forces loyal to the House of York completely defeated those of the rival House of Lancaster. ...

for being a Lancastrian * John Courtenay, 15th Earl of Devon (1471) – beheaded after the

for being a Lancastrian *Sir Hugh Courtenay (1471) – beheaded after the

for being a Lancastrian * Sir Gervase Clifton (1471) – beheaded after the

for being a Lancastrian *Ben Glover (1471) – beheaded after the

for being a Lancastrian (The eldest son of Sir John Delves, who was killed in the battle.) * Sir Thomas Tresham – MP for Buckinghamshire, Huntingdonshire and Northamptonshire,

High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire High may refer to: Science and technology * Height * High (atmospheric), a high-pressure area * High (computability), a quality of a Turing degree, in computability theory * High (tectonics), in geology an area where relative tectonic uplift to ...

High Sheriff of Sussex The office of Sheriff of Sussex was established before the Norman Conquest. The Office of sheriff remained first in precedence in the counties until the reign of Edward VII when an Order in Council in 1908 gave the Lord-Lieutenant the prime office ...

High Sheriff of Surrey The list of known High Sheriffs of Surrey extends back to 1066. At various times the High Sheriff of Surrey was also High Sheriff of Sussex (1229–1231, 1232–1240, 1242–1567, 1571–1635). 1066–1228 (High Sheriffs of Surrey only) 1229– ...

Comptroller of the Household The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the British royal household, nominally the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department after the Treasurer of the Household. The Comptroller was an ''ex officio'' member of t ...

(1471) – beheaded after the

for being a Lancastrian *Sir John Langstrother – Grand Prior of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem (1471) – beheaded after the

for being a Lancastrian * Sir Thomas Neville, the Bastard of Fauconberg (1471) – executed at Middleham Castle or Southampton by order of Edward IV for being a Lancastrian * Sir Thomas Vaughan (1483) – executed by order of

Richard III Richard III (2 October 145222 August 1485) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. His defeat and death at the Battl ...

William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings KG (c. 1431 – June 1483) was an English nobleman. A loyal follower of the House of York during the Wars of the Roses, he became a close friend and one of the most important courtiers of King Edward IV, ...

(1483) – executed near Tower Chapel by order of

Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, KG (4 September 1455 – 2 November 1483) was an English nobleman known as the namesake of Buckingham's rebellion, a failed but significant collection of uprisings in England and parts of Wales again ...

– Lord High Constable (1483) – beheaded at Shrewsbury by order of

Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers (c. 144025 June 1483), was an English nobleman, courtier, bibliophile and writer. He was the brother of Queen Elizabeth Woodville who married King Edward IV. He was one of the leading members of the Woodvi ...

–

Chief Butler of England The Chief Butler of England is an office of Grand Sergeanty associated with the feudal Manor of Kenninghall in Norfolk. The office requires service to be provided to the Monarch at the Coronation, in this case the service of ''Pincera Regis'', or C ...

(1483) – executed at

by order of

* Sir Richard Grey (1483) – executed at

by order of

*Sir

Thomas St. Leger Sir Thomas St Leger KB (c. 1440 – executed 13 November 1483) was the second son of Sir John St Leger (d.1441) of Ulcombe, Kent, and his wife, Margery Donnet. He was also the second husband of Anne of York (10 August 1439 – 1 February 147 ...

(1483) – beheaded at Exeter for rebellion against his brother-in-law

*Sir George Browne (1483) – beheaded at Tower Hill for rebellion against

William Catesby William Catesby (1450 – 25 August 1485) was one of Richard III of England's principal councillors. He also served as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Speaker of the House of Commons during Richard's reign. The son of Sir William Catesby o ...

(1485) – beheaded at Leicester by order of

Henry VII of England Henry VII (28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizure of the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death in 1509. He was the first monarch of the House of Tudor. Henry's mother, Margaret Beaufort ...

after the Battle of Bosworth for being a Yorkist * Sir William Stanley (1495) – executed at

by order of

for supporting the pretender Perkin Warbeck * Simon Mountford (1495) – executed at

by order of

for supporting the pretender Perkin Warbeck *

James Tuchet, 7th Baron Audley James Tuchet, 7th Baron Audley (c. 146328 June 1497) was a British nobleman and the only lord to fully join the Cornish rebellion of 1497 opposing the rule of Henry VII of England. He was a leader in the rebel army's march to the edge of Londo ...

(1497) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

for opposing taxation *

Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick (25 February 1475 – 28 November 1499) was the son of Isabel Neville and George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, and a potential claimant to the English throne during the reigns of both his uncle, ...

– Heir to the English Throne from 9 April 1484 – March 1485 (1499) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

* Sir James Tyrrell (1502) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

for treason *Sir Leon Taylor (1502) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

for treason * Sir Edmund Dudley –

(1510) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

Henry VIII of England Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disa ...

for extortion * Sir Richard Empson –

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is a ministerial office in the Government of the United Kingdom. The position is the second highest ranking minister in the Cabinet Office, immediately after the Prime Minister, and senior to the Minist ...

(1510) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

for extortion * Sir Andrew Barton – High Admiral of Scotland (1511) – executed on capture as a pirate, according to ballads. *

Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk, 6th Earl of Suffolk, KG (c. 147130 April 1513), Duke of Suffolk, was a son of John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk and his wife Elizabeth of York. Although the male York line ended with the death of Edw ...

(1513) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

as Yorkist claimant to throne * Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, KG –

and Lord High Constable (1521) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

as claimant to throne *

Sir Rhys ap Gruffydd Sir Rhys ap Gruffydd or Rhys ap Gruffudd ( 1283–1356),Griffiths also known as 'Syr Rhys', Rhys Hen ('the elder') or Rhys Griffith, was the wealthiest nobleman in 14th-century Wales. He was the most prominent of the native supporters of the Eng ...

(1531) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

for conspiracy with Scotland * Saint John Fisher – Catholic Bishop of Rochester (1535) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

for refusing to take Oath of Supremacy * Robert Lawrence (1535) – hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn for refusing to take Oath of Supremacy *

Saint Thomas More Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. He also served Henry VIII as Lord ...

– knight,

(1535) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

for refusing to take Oath of Supremacy *

Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn (; 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII. The circumstances of her marriage and of her execution by beheading for treason and other charges made her a key ...

– Queen of England and Henry's Wife (1536) – executed by sword at the

Tower of London The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which is separa ...

by order of

for

High Treason Treason is the crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance. This typically includes acts such as participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to overthrow its government, spying on its military, its diplo ...

George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford (c. 1504 – 17 May 1536) was an English courtier and nobleman who played a prominent role in the politics of the early 1530s. He was the brother of Anne Boleyn, from 1533 the second wife of King Hen ...

(1536) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

for

* Sir Henry Norris –

Groom of the Stool The Groom of the Stool (formally styled: "Groom of the King's Close stool, Close Stool") was the most intimate of an List of English monarchs, English monarch's courtiers, responsible for assisting the king in excretion and hygiene. The physica ...

(1536) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

for

* Sir William Brereton, KB –

Groom of the Privy Chamber Groom of the Chamber was a position in the Household of the monarch in early modern England. Other ''Ancien Régime'' royal establishments in Europe had comparable officers, often with similar titles. In France, the Duchy of Burgundy, and in Eng ...

(1536) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

for

Sir Francis Weston Sir Francis Weston KB (1511 – 17 May 1536) was a gentleman of the Privy Chamber at the court of King Henry VIII of England. He became a friend of the king but was later accused of high treason and adultery with Anne Boleyn, the king's second ...

–

Gentleman of the Privy Chamber A privy chamber was the private apartment of a royal residence in England. The Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber were noble-born servants to the Crown who would wait and attend on the King in private, as well as during various court activities, f ...

(1536) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

for

Mark Smeaton Mark Smeaton ( – 17 May 1536) was a musician at the court of Henry VIII of England, in the household of Queen Anne Boleyn. Smeaton, together with the Queen's brother George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, Henry Norris, Francis Weston and Wil ...

(1536) – executed at

by order of

for

Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy de Darcy Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Darcy or of Temple Hurst, ( 1467 – 30 June 1537) was an English nobleman, the only son, and heir, of Sir William Darcy (1443 – 30 May 1488) and his wife, Euphemia Langton, the daughter of Sir John Langton. Dar ...

, KG (1537) – beheaded at Tower Hill by order of

for being in the

Pilgrimage of Grace The Pilgrimage of Grace was a popular revolt beginning in Yorkshire in October 1536, before spreading to other parts of Northern England including Cumberland, Northumberland, and north Lancashire, under the leadership of Robert Aske. The "most ...

John Hussey, 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

–

(1537) – beheaded at Lincoln by order of

for being in the

*Adam Chen (1537) – hanged, drawn and quartered by order of

for being in Bigod's Rebellion *Sir Colin Keast (1538) – beheaded at Tower Hill by order of

for being in Bigod's Rebellion * Henry Pole, 11th Baron Montacute (1539) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

for being in

Exeter Conspiracy The Exeter Conspiracy in 1538 was a supposed attempt to overthrow Henry VIII, who had taken control of the Church of England away from the Pope, and replace him with Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter, who was a first cousin of the King. C ...

* Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter, KG, PC,

Lord Warden of the Stannaries The Lord Warden of the Stannaries (from la, stannum for Tin, Tin, Sn) used to exercise judicial and military functions in Cornwall, England, and is still the official who, upon the commission of the British monarchy, monarch or Duke of Cornwall ...

(1539) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

for being in

* Sir Nicholas Carew, KG, PC –

Master of the Horse Master of the Horse is an official position in several European nations. It was more common when most countries in Europe were monarchies, and is of varying prominence today. (Ancient Rome) The original Master of the Horse ( la, Magister Equitu ...

(1539) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

for being in

* Sir Thomas Dingley (1539) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

for being implicated in the

* Blessed Sir Adrian Fortescue (1539) – executed by order of

for Catholicism * Richard Whiting, Abbot of Glastonbury (1539) – executed on Glastonbury Tor by order of Thomas Cromwell (hung, drawn and quartered) Maria Stuart Execution

Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex Thomas Cromwell (; 1485 – 28 July 1540), briefly Earl of Essex, was an English lawyer and statesman who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII from 1534 to 1540, when he was beheaded on orders of the king, who later blamed false charge ...

, KG, PC – Secretary of State,

Master of the Rolls The Keeper or Master of the Rolls and Records of the Chancery of England, known as the Master of the Rolls, is the President of the Court of Appeal (England and Wales)#Civil Division, Civil Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales a ...

Lord Privy Seal The Lord Privy Seal (or, more formally, the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal) is the fifth of the Great Officers of State (United Kingdom), Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord President of the Council and abov ...

Governor of the Isle of Wight Below is a list of those who have held the office of Governor of the Isle of Wight in England. Lord Mottistone was the last lord lieutenant to hold the title governor, from 1992 to 1995; since then there has been no governor appointed. Governor ...

, Justice in Eyre,

(1540) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

for treason *

Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford of Heytesbury Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford of Heytesbury (1503 – 28 July 1540), was created Baron Hungerford of Heytesbury in 1536. Biography Walter Hungerford was born in 1503 at Heytesbury, Wiltshire, the only child of Sir Edward Hungerfor ...

(1540) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

for

high treason Treason is the crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance. This typically includes acts such as participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to overthrow its government, spying on its military, its diplo ...

and buggery *

Leonard Grey, 1st Viscount Grane Leonard Grey, Lord Deputy of Ireland (1479/149228 July 1541), known as Lord Leonard Grey prior to 1536, served as Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1536 to 1540. Family Leonard Grey was a younger son of Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset and Cecily B ...

–

Lord Deputy of Ireland The Lord Deputy was the representative of the monarch and head of the Irish executive (government), executive under English rule, during the Lordship of Ireland and then the Kingdom of Ireland. He deputised prior to 1523 for the Viceroy of Ireland ...

(1541) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

for

after allowing the escape of his nephew

Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare Gerald is a male Germanic given name meaning "rule of the spear" from the prefix ''ger-'' ("spear") and suffix ''-wald'' ("rule"). Variants include the English given name Jerrold, the feminine nickname Jeri and the Welsh language Gerallt and Iri ...

Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury Margaret Plantagenet, Countess of Salisbury (14 August 1473 – 27 May 1541), also called Margaret Pole, as a result of her marriage to Sir Richard Pole, was the only surviving daughter of George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, a brother ...

(1541) – executed at Tower Green by order of

for

* Sir Thomas Culpepper (1541) – executed at Tyburn by order of

Henry VIII Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disa ...

for

(adultery with the queen) *

Catherine Howard Catherine Howard ( – 13 February 1542), also spelled Katheryn Howard, was Queen of England from 1540 until 1542 as the fifth wife of Henry VIII. She was the daughter of Lord Edmund Howard and Joyce Culpeper, a cousin to Anne Boleyn (the se ...

– Queen of England and Henry's Wife (1542) – executed at Tower Green by order of

for

Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford (''née'' Jane Parker; c. 1505 – 13 February 1542), was an English noblewoman. Her husband, George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford, was the brother of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII. Jane had been ...

– wife of executed

and sister-in-law of

(1542) – executed at Tower Green by order of

for High Treason *Sir John Neville of Chevet (1546) – executed by order of

Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (1516/1517 – 19 January 1547), Order of the Garter, KG, was an English nobleman, politician and poet. He was one of the founders of English Renaissance poetry and was the last known person executed at the instan ...

, KG –

(1547) – executed at Tower Hill during the reign of

for treason *

Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, KG, PC (20 March 1549) was a brother of Jane Seymour, the third wife of King Henry VIII. With his brother, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset and Lord Protector of England, he vied for control of ...

–

Master-General of the Ordnance The Master-General of the Ordnance (MGO) was a very senior British military position from 1415 to 2013 (except 1855–1895 and 1939–1958) with some changes to the name, usually held by a serving general. The Master-General of the Ordnance was ...

, Lord High Admiral, also was the husband of

sixth wife and widow

Catherine Parr Catherine Parr (sometimes alternatively spelled Katherine, Katheryn, Kateryn, or Katharine; 1512 – 5 September 1548) was Queen of England and Ireland as the last of the six wives of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 12 July 1543 until ...

and the brother of Henry's third wife

Jane Seymour Jane Seymour (c. 150824 October 1537) was List of English consorts, Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII of England from their Wives of Henry VIII, marriage on 30 May 1536 until her death the next year. She became queen followi ...

(1549) – beheaded for treason at Tower Hill during the reign of

Edward VI of England Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death in 1553. He was crowned on 20 February 1547 at the age of nine. Edward was the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour and the first ...

Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (150022 January 1552) (also 1st Earl of Hertford, 1st Viscount Beauchamp), also known as Edward Semel, was the eldest surviving brother of Queen Jane Seymour (d. 1537), the third wife of King Henry VI ...

, KG, PC,

, Lord High Admiral,

Lord Protector Lord Protector (plural: ''Lords Protector'') was a title that has been used in British constitutional law for the head of state. It was also a particular title for the British heads of state in respect to the established church. It was sometimes ...

of England in the period between the death of

in 1547 and his own indictment in 1549 (1552) – executed at Tower Hill during the reign of

for plotting murder of John Dudley * Sir Thomas Arundell of Lanherne –

(1552) – beheaded at Tower Hill during the reign of

for treason * Sir Michael Stanhope – Chief Gentleman of the Privy Chamber (1552) – beheaded at Tower Hill during the reign of

for treason * John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, KG – Vice-Admiral,

Lord Admiral The Lord High Admiral (of England beginning in the 14th century, later of Great Britain and then the United Kingdom) is the ceremonial head of the Royal Navy. Most have been courtiers or members of British royal family, and not professional na ...

, Governor of

Boulogne Boulogne-sur-Mer (; pcd, Boulonne-su-Mér; nl, Bonen; la, Gesoriacum or ''Bononia''), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a coastal city in Northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne lies on the ...

, President of the Council in the Marches,

, Grand Master of the Royal Household,

Earl Marshal of England Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particular ...

Lord President of the Council The lord president of the Council is the presiding officer of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom and the fourth of the Great Officers of State (United Kingdom), Great Officers of State, ranking below the Lord High Treasurer but above the ...

, Warden General of the Scottish Marches (1553) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

Mary I Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, and as "Bloody Mary" by her Protestant opponents, was Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 and Queen of Spain from January 1556 until her death in 1558. She ...

for supporting Lady Jane Grey *

Sir John Gates Sir John Gates KB (1504–1553)Sil p. 69 was an English courtier, soldier and politician, holding influential household positions in the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI. One of the Chief Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber under Edward VI, he bec ...

KB (1553) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

for supporting Lady Jane Grey * Sir Thomas Palmer (1553) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

for supporting Lady Jane Grey *

Lady Jane Grey Lady Jane Grey ( 1537 – 12 February 1554), later known as Lady Jane Dudley (after her marriage) and as the "Nine Days' Queen", was an English noblewoman who claimed the throne of England and Ireland from 10 July until 19 July 1553. Jane was ...

– Queen of England 10–19 July 1553 and Heir to the English and Irish Thrones 21 June – 10 July 1553 (1554) – executed at Tower Green by Mary I as claimant to throne * Lord Guilford Dudley – son of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland and Royal Consort of England 10–19 July 1553 (1554) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

for supporting Lady Jane Grey *

Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, 3rd Marquess of Dorset (17 January 151723 February 1554), was an English courtier and nobleman of the Tudor period. He was the father of Lady Jane Grey, known as "the Nine Days' Queen". Origins He was born on ...

, KG – father of the above,

Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire. Since 1703, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Leicestershire. Lord Lieutenants *Henry Grey, 3rd Marquess of Dorset 1549–1551 *Francis Hastings ...

, Justice in Eyre (1554) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

for rebellion * Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger (1554) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

for rebellion *

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, (Kenninghall, Norfolk, 10 March 1536Tower Hill, London, 2 June 1572) was an English nobleman and politician. Although from a family with strong Roman Catholic leanings, he was raised a Protestant. He was a ...

, KG –

(1573) – executed at Tower Hill by order of

Elizabeth I of England Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was List of English monarchs, Queen of England and List of Irish monarchs, Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Elizabeth was the last of the five House of Tudor monarchs and is ...

for

Ridolfi plot The Ridolfi plot was a Roman Catholic plot in 1571 to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots. The plot was hatched and planned by Roberto Ridolfi, an international banker who was able to travel betwee ...

Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, 1st Baron Percy, KG (152822 August 1572), led the Rising of the North and was executed for treason. He was later beatified by the Catholic Church. Early life Percy was the eldest son of Sir Thomas ...

(1572) – executed at York during the reign of

for taking part in the

Rising of the North The Rising of the North of 1569, also called the Revolt of the Northern Earls or Northern Rebellion, was an unsuccessful attempt by Catholic nobles from Northern England to depose Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of ...

* Sir Thomas Doughty (1578) – executed by order of

Sir Francis Drake Sir Francis Drake ( – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer, sea captain, privateer, slave trader, naval officer, and politician. Drake is best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition, from 1577 to 1580 ( ...

Edward Arden Edward Arden (c. 1542–1583) was an English nobleman and head of the Arden family, who became a Catholic martyr. Arden lived in Park Hall, Castle Bromwich, an estate near modern-day Birmingham. He was a recusant Catholic and kept a priest, Hugh ...

(1583) – executed at

Tyburn Tyburn was a manor (estate) in the county of Middlesex, one of two which were served by the parish of Marylebone. The parish, probably therefore also the manor, was bounded by Roman roads to the west (modern Edgware Road) and south (modern Ox ...

during the reign of

for

(hanged, drawn and quartered) * Sir Francis Throckmorton (1584) – executed during the reign of

Mary, Queen of Scots Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567. The only surviving legitimate child of James V of Scot ...

–

Queen of Scots The monarch of Scotland was the head of state of the Kingdom of Scotland. According to tradition, the first King of Scots was Kenneth I MacAlpin (), who founded the state in 843. Historically, the Kingdom of Scotland is thought to have grown ...

and

Queen consort of France This is a list of the women who were queen consort, queens or Emperor, empresses as wives of List of French monarchs, French monarchs from the 843 Treaty of Verdun, which gave rise to West Francia, until 1870, when the French Third Republic, Th ...

(1587) – Executed during the reign of

for treason *

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, KG, PC (; 10 November 1565 – 25 February 1601) was an English nobleman and a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. Politically ambitious, and a committed general, he was placed under house arrest following a ...

, KG –

Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (), or more formally Lieutenant General and General Governor of Ireland, was the title of the chief governor of Ireland from the Williamite Wars of 1690 until the Partition of Ireland in 1922. This spanned the Kingdo ...

Custos Rotulorum of Pembrokeshire This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Pembrokeshire. * John Vaughan bef. 1544 – bef. 1558 * Thomas Cathern bef. 1558 – bef. 1562 * Sir John Perrot bef. 1562–1592 * Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex bef. ...

, Custos Rotulorum of Staffordshire,

(1601) – executed at Tower Hill during the reign of

for

Sir Christopher Blount Sir Christopher Blount (1555/1556Hammer 2008 – 18 March 1601) was an English soldier, secret agent, and rebel. He served as a leading household officer of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. A Catholic, Blount corresponded with Mary, Queen of ...

(1601) – executed at Tower Hill during the reign of

for

Sir Charles Danvers Sir Charles Danvers (c. 1568 – 1601), was an English MP and soldier who plotted against Elizabeth I of England. Early life He was born the eldest son of Sir John Danvers of Dauntsey, Wiltshire and Elizabeth, fourth daughter and coheiress of Jo ...

(1601) – executed at Tower Hill during the reign of

for

Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Walter Raleigh (; – 29 October 1618) was an English statesman, soldier, writer and explorer. One of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan era, he played a leading part in English colonisation of North America, suppressed rebellion ...

–

, Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall,

Vice-Admiral of Devon The holder of the post Vice-Admiral of Devon was responsible for the defence of the county of Devon, England. History As a Vice-Admiral, the post holder was the chief of naval administration for his district. His responsibilities included pres ...

Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard is a UK Government post usually held by the Government Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords. The present Captain is The 9th Earl of Courtown, who was appointed to the position ...

Governor of Jersey Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label= Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France. It is the l ...

(1618) – executed in the

Old Palace Yard Old Palace Yard is a paved open space in the City of Westminster in Central London, England. It lies between the Palace of Westminster to its north and east and Westminster Abbey to its west. It is known as the site of executions, including those ...

, Westminster by orders of James VI * Mervyn Touchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven – executed at Tower Hill for aiding buggery (1631) *

Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, (13 April 1593 ( N.S.)12 May 1641), was an English statesman and a major figure in the period leading up to the English Civil War. He served in Parliament and was a supporter of King Charles I. From 1 ...

, KG –

Custos Rotulorum of the West Riding of Yorkshire This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of the West Riding of Yorkshire. * Sir Richard Lyster bef. 1544 – aft. 1547 * Sir Thomas Gargrave bef. 1558–1579 * Francis Wortley 1579–1583 * Sir Cotton Gargrave 1 ...

Lord Lieutenant of Yorkshire This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Yorkshire. List of Lord Lieutenants From 1642 until 1660 the position was vacant, however after the Restoration, a separate lieutenant was appointed for each of the three ridings; se ...

(1641) – executed at Tower Hill on orders of

Parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...

Sir Alexander Carew, 2nd Baronet Sir Alexander Carew (30 August 160823 December 1644) was an English landowner, soldier and politician from Antony, Cornwall. Elected Member of Parliament for Cornwall in November 1640, he voted for the execution of the Earl of Strafford in May 1 ...

(1644) – executed at Tower Hill for treason on orders of

*Archbishop

William Laud William Laud (; 7 October 1573 – 10 January 1645) was a bishop in the Church of England. Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury by Charles I in 1633, Laud was a key advocate of Charles I's religious reforms, he was arrested by Parliament in 1640 ...

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(1645) – executed at Tower Hill on orders of Parliament * Sir John Hotham the Younger (2 January 1645) – executed at Tower Hill on orders of Parliament for betraying the parliamentarians to the Royalists * Sir John Hotham, 1st Baronet the Elder, of Scarborough (died 3 January 1645) – father of above – executed for betraying the parliamentarians to the Royalists *

Charles I of England Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until Execution of Charles I, his execution in 1649. He was born into the House of Stuart as the second son of King James VI of ...

and Scotland (1649) – executed in Whitehall, London by order of Cromwell's Parliament *

James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, KG, PC (19 June 1606 – 9 March 1649), known as The 3rd Marquess of Hamilton from March 1625 until April 1643, was a Scottish nobleman and influential political and military leader during the Thirty Year ...

, KG –

Lord Chancellor of Scotland The Lord Chancellor of Scotland, formally the Lord High Chancellor, was a Great Officer of State in the Kingdom of Scotland. Holders of the office are known from 1123 onwards, but its duties were occasionally performed by an official of lower st ...

(1649) – executed by order of Cromwell's Parliament for being a Royalist *

Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Hadham Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell (20 February 16089 March 1649), of Hadham Hall and Cassiobury House, Watford, both in Hertfordshire, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641 when he was raised to the peera ...

(1649) – executed by order of Cromwell's Parliament for being a Royalist *

Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland (baptised 15 August 1590, died 9 March 1649), was an English courtier and politician executed by Parliament after being captured fighting for the Royalists during the Second English Civil War. Younger brother of ...

, KG –

Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire. Since 1689, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Berkshire. Lord-Lieutenants of Berkshire *Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk 1545–22 August 1545 *E ...

Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex. From 1794 to 1965, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Middlesex. The office was abolished on 1 April 1965, with the creation of Greater London and the post of L ...

, Justice in Eyre (1649) – executed in London by order of Cromwell's Parliament for being a Royalist * Sir Henry Hyde (1650) – beheaded in London by order of Cromwell's Parliament for being a Royalist * Eusebius Andrews (1650) – beheaded on Tower Hill for treason as a Royalist. *

James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby, KG (31 January 160715 October 1651) was an English nobleman, politician, and supporter of the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Before inheriting the title in 1642 he was known as Lord Strange. He was ...

, KG –

Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of the County Palatine of Chester. Since 1689, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Cheshire. Lord Lieutenants of Cheshire Vice Lieutenants * Honourable Alan de Tat ...

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

Vice-Admiral of Cheshire The holder of the post Vice-Admiral of Cheshire was responsible for the defence County of Cheshire, England. As a Vice-Admiral, the post holder was the chief of naval administration for his district. His responsibilities included pressing men f ...

(1651) – executed at Bolton by order of Cromwell's Parliament for being a Royalist *

John Gerard John Gerard (also John Gerarde, c. 1545–1612) was an English herbalist with a large garden in Holborn, now part of London. His 1,484-page illustrated ''Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes'', first published in 1597, became a popular gard ...

(1654) – beheaded on Tower Hill for plotting against

Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English politician and military officer who is widely regarded as one of the most important statesmen in English history. He came to prominence during the 1639 to 1651 Wars of the Three Ki ...

* Sir John Penruddock (1619–1655) – executed at Exeter by order of Cromwell's Parliament for being a Royalist * Sir Henry Slingsby, 1st Baronet (1658) – beheaded on Tower Hill, London by order of Cromwell's Parliament for being a Royalist * Reverend Dr. John Huett (1658) – beheaded on Tower Hill, London by order of Cromwell's Parliament for being a Royalist *

Gregory Clement Gregory Clement (1594–1660) was an Kingdom of England, English Member of Parliament (MP) and one of the regicides of King Charles I of England, Charles I. Biography Clement was baptised at St Andrew's, Plymouth on 21 November 1594. His father, ...

(1660) (MP) – hanged, drawn and quartered at Charing Cross by Charles II as a regicide *

(1661) – posthumously beheaded at Tyburn by order of Charles II as a regicide. *

Henry Ireton Henry Ireton ((baptised) 3 November 1611 – 26 November 1651) was an English general in the Parliamentarian army during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, and the son-in-law of Oliver Cromwell. He died of disease outside Limerick in November 16 ...

(1661) – posthumously beheaded at Tyburn by order of Charles II as a regicide. * John Bradshaw (1661) – posthumously beheaded at Tyburn by order of Charles II as a regicide. * Sir Henry Vane the Younger (1662) – executed at Tower Hill by order of Charles II for the death of his father Charles I *

John Twyn John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

(1663) – hanged, drawn, quartered and beheaded (and head displayed on a Ludgate spike) for publishing an anonymous pamphlet justifying the right of rebellion against the king *

William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford, FRS (30 November 1614 – 29 December 1680) was the youngest son of Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel, and his wife, the former Alethea Talbot. A Fellow of the Royal Society from 1665, he was a Royalist ...

(1680) – executed at Tower Hill for

treason Treason is the crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance. This typically includes acts such as participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to overthrow its government, spying on its military, its diplo ...

Saint Oliver Plunkett Oliver Plunkett (or Oliver Plunket) ( ga, Oilibhéar Pluincéid), (1 November 1625 – 1 July 1681) was the Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland who was the last victim of the Popish Plot. He was beatified in 1920 and ...

(1681) – hanged, drawn and quartered in London for treason *

William Russell, Lord Russell William Russell, Lord Russell (29 September 163921 July 1683) was an English politician. He was a leading member of the Country Party, forerunners of the Whigs, who during the reign of King Charles II, laid the groundwork for opposition in t ...

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Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

for

Tavistock Tavistock ( ) is an ancient stannary and market town within West Devon, England. It is situated on the River Tavy from which its name derives. At the 2011 census the three electoral wards (North, South and South West) had a population of 13,028 ...

and

(1683) – executed for being involved with the

Rye House Plot The Rye House Plot of 1683 was a plan to assassinate King Charles II of England and his brother (and heir to the throne) James, Duke of York. The royal party went from Westminster to Newmarket to see horse races and were expected to make the ...

Algernon Sidney Algernon Sidney or Sydney (15 January 1623 – 7 December 1683) was an English politician, republican political theorist and colonel. A member of the middle part of the Long Parliament and commissioner of the trial of King Charles I of Englan ...

(1683) – executed at Tower Hill for being involved with the

Sir Thomas Armstrong Sir Thomas Armstrong (c. 1633, Nijmegen – 20 June 1684, London) was an English army officer and Member of Parliament executed for treason.Richard L. Greaves, Armstrong, Sir Thomas (bap. 1633, d. 1684), Oxford Dictionary of National Biograp ...

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for

Stafford Stafford () is a market town and the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies about north of Wolverhampton, south of Stoke-on-Trent and northwest of Birmingham. The town had a population of 70,145 in t ...

(1684) – executed by order of

Judge Jeffreys George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys, PC (15 May 1645 – 18 April 1689), also known as "the Hanging Judge", was a Welsh judge. He became notable during the reign of King James II, rising to the position of Lord Chancellor (and serving as ...

for supporting Monmouth *

James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, 1st Duke of Buccleuch, KG, PC (9 April 1649 – 15 July 1685) was a Dutch-born English nobleman and military officer. Originally called James Crofts or James Fitzroy, he was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlan ...

(1685) – executed at Tower Hill in reign of James II after the

Battle of Sedgemoor The Battle of Sedgemoor was the last and decisive engagement between the Kingdom of England and rebels led by the Duke of Monmouth during the Monmouth rebellion, fought on 6 July 1685, and took place at Westonzoyland near Bridgwater in Somerse ...

for treason *Lady

Alice Lisle Alice, Lady Lisle (September 16172 September 1685), commonly known as Alicia Lisle or Dame Alice Lyle, was a landed lady of the English county of Hampshire, who was executed for harbouring fugitives after the defeat of the Monmouth Rebellion at t ...

(1685) – executed at Winchester by Judge Jeffreys during the

Bloody Assizes The Bloody Assizes were a series of trials started at Winchester on 25 August 1685 in the aftermath of the Battle of Sedgemoor, which ended the Monmouth Rebellion in England. History There were five judges: Sir William Montague (Lord Chief B ...

for harbouring Monmouth rebels * Sir John Fenwick (1697) – Jacobite Rebel executed at Tower Hill in reign of William III for treason

European New World colonies

Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...

Manuel Ascencio Padilla Commandante Manuel Ascencio Padilla (or Manuel Ascensio Padilla) (September 26, 1774 – September 14, 1816) was an Upper Peruvian guerrilla chief who fought in the Bolivian War of Independence with his wife, Juana Azurduy de Padilla who ...

(1816) – executed for insurrection after the Battle of La Laguna

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

* Joaquim José da Silva Xavier (

Tiradentes Joaquim José da Silva Xavier (; 12 November 1746 – 21 April 1792), known as Tiradentes (), was a leading member of the colonial Brazilian revolutionary movement known as Inconfidência Mineira, whose aim was full independence from Po ...

) (1792) – the body was quartered after his hanging for revolutionary activity

British North America British North America comprised the colonial territories of the British Empire in North America from 1783 onwards. English overseas possessions, English colonisation of North America began in the 16th century in Newfoundland (island), Newfound ...

Wingina Wingina ( – 1 June 1586), also known as Pemisapan, was a Secotan weroance who was the first Native American leader to be encountered by English colonists in North America. During the late 16th century, English explorers Philip Amadas and Arth ...

(1586) – Roanoke Indian chief executed by first English settlers in the New World *Wituwamat (1623) – Neponset warrior killed and beheaded by the

Plymouth Colony Plymouth Colony (sometimes Plimouth) was, from 1620 to 1691, the British America, first permanent English colony in New England and the second permanent English colony in North America, after the Jamestown Colony. It was first settled by the pa ...

Pilgrim/soldier

Miles Standish Myles Standish (c. 1584 – October 3, 1656) was an English military officer and colonizer. He was hired as military adviser for Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts, United States by the Pilgrims. Standish accompanied the Pilgrims on ...

Metacomet Metacomet (1638 – August 12, 1676), also known as Pometacom, Metacom, and by his adopted English name King Philip,New England New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian provinces ...

Wampanoag The Wampanoag , also rendered Wôpanâak, are an Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands based in southeastern Massachusetts and historically parts of eastern Rhode Island,Salwen, "Indians of Southern New England and Long Island," p. 17 ...

chief "King Philip" executed for resisting white settlement *

Blackbeard Edward Teach (alternatively spelled Edward Thatch, – 22 November 1718), better known as Blackbeard, was an English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of Britain's North American colonies. Little is known abou ...

(1718) – famous pirate beheaded after capture at

Ocracoke Island Ocracoke
, from the North Carolina Collection website at the

Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...

Dutty Boukman Dutty Boukman (or Boukman Dutty; died 7 November 1791) was an early leader of the Haitian Revolution. Born in Senegambia (present-day Senegal and Gambia), he was enslaved to Jamaica. He eventually ended up in Haiti, where he became a leader ...

(1791) – executed by the French for promoting a slave rebellion

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

*Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla and Ignacio Allende (1811) – Mexican insurgents were beheaded after their execution by firing squad

Panama

*Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1519) – Conquistador, Spanish conquistador who discovered the Pacific Ocean. Executed by rivals Francisco Pizarro and Pedro Arias de Avila

Peru

*Diego de Almagro (1538) – executed in Cusco, Cuzco by his rival Francisco Pizarro *Blasco Núñez Vela (1546) - Peru's first viceroy; killed in battle with Gonzalo Pizarro, then decapitated, near Quito *Gonzalo Pizarro (1548) – executed in Peru by Pedro de la Gasca for rebellion

Finland

*Tahvo Putkonen (1825) – beheaded for murder; this was the last legal beheading in Finland.

France

''Ancien Régime''

*Olivier III de Clisson (1343) – executed by Philip VI of France for treason *Jean de Montaigu (1409) – executed in Paris by Charles VI of France *Comte de Montgomery, Gabriel de Lorges, Comte de Montgomery (1574) – executed by Catherine de' Medici for treason *Henri de Talleyrand-Périgord, comte de Chalais (1626) – executed in Nantes for conspiracy against Cardinal Richelieu *François-Jean de la Barre (1766) – beheaded and burnt in Abbeville for blasphemy *Nicolas Jacques Pelletier (1792) - highwayman convicted of murder. First person to be guillotined.

French Revolution

Note: some estimates place the number of persons executed by the guillotine, particularly during the Reign of Terror (1793–1794), at 40,000. Exécution de Marie Antoinette le 16 octobre 1793

Exécution de Marie Antoinette le 16 octobre 1793

L'execution de Maximilien de Robespierre a la guillotine

*Jacques Cazotte (1792) – guillotined for treason *Arnaud II de La Porte (23 August 1792) – second political victim of the guillotine *François III Maximilien de la Woestyne, 3rd Marquess of Becelaere *Louis XVI of France (21 January 1793) - guillotined *Marie Antoinette (16 October 1793) - guillotined for treason *Charles-Louis Antiboul (1793) - guillotined as a Girondist *Jean Sylvain Bailly (1793) - Mayor of Paris. Guillotined *Madame du Barry (8 December 1793) - guillotined for treason *Jean-Baptiste Boyer-Fonfrède (1793) - guillotined as a Girondist *Jacques Pierre Brissot (1793) - guillotined as a Girondist for sedition *Charlotte Corday (1793) – guillotined for the murder of Jean-Paul Marat *Jean-François Ducos (1793) - guillotined as a Girondist *Claude Fauchet (revolutionist), Claude Fauchet (1793) - guillotined as a Girondist *Armand Gensonné (1793) - guillotined as a Girondist *Olympe de Gouges (1793) – guillotined for sedition *Armand de Kersaint (1793) - guillotined as a Girondist *Marc David Alba Lasource (1793) – guillotined as a Girondist *Madame Roland (1793) – guillotined as a Girondist *Jean-Paul Rabaut Saint-Étienne (1793) - guillotined as a Girondist *Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud (1793) - guillotined as a Girondist *Henri Admirat (1794) - guillotined for attempted assassination of Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois *Eustache Charles d'Aoust (1794) - Army officer. Guillotined in Paris. *Jean-François Autié (1794) - Queen's hairdresser. Guillotined *Charles Jean Marie Barbaroux (1794) - guillotined as Girondist *Alexandre de Beauharnais (1794) – husband of Josephine (who remarried Napoleon); guillotined *Jean-Baptiste Carrier (1794) - guillotined for war crimes in the Vendée *François Chabot (1794) - guillotined for corruption in office *Pierre Gaspard Chaumette (1794) - guillotined as an Hébertist *André Chénier (1794) – poet, guillotined on trumped-up charges *Marie Thérèse de Choiseul, Thérèse de Choiseul-Stainville (1794) – guillotined *Anacharsis Cloots (1794) - guillotined as an Hébertist *Georges Couthon (1794) – guillotined by order of the Committee of General Security *Georges Danton (1794) - guillotined for corruption *Camille Desmoulins (1794) – guillotined for plotting against Robespierre *General Arthur Dillon (1750–1794), Arthur Dillon (1794) – guillotined in Paris for conspiracy *Pierre-Ulric Dubuisson (1794) - guillotined as an Hébertist *Jean-Jacques Duval d'Eprémesnil (1794) - guillotined in Paris for support of the Monarchy *Fabre d'Églantine (1794) - guillotined for fraud *Princess Élisabeth of France, Madame Élisabeth (1794) *Marguerite-Élie Guadet (1794) - guillotined as a Girondist *Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel (1794) - guillotined as an Hébertist *François Hanriot (1794) - guillotined with Robespierre *Jacques Hébert (1794) – Leader of Hébertist faction. Guillotined for sedition *Marie Marguerite Françoise Hébert (1794) - wife of Jacques Hébert, guillotined as Hébertist *Antoine Lavoisier (1794) – the "Fathers of scientific fields#Chemistry, Father of Modern Chemistry"; guillotined for treason *Joseph Le Bon (1794) - guillotined for abuse of power *Antoine-François Momoro (1794) - guillotined as an Hébertist *Philippe de Noailles (1794) - guillotined in Paris *Anne de Noailles (1729–1794), Anne de Noailles (1794) - guillotined in Paris *Pierre Philippeaux (1794) – guillotined for plotting against Robespierre *Maximilien Robespierre (28 July 1794) – guillotined by order of the Committee of General Security *Charles-Philippe Ronsin (1794) - guillotined as an Hébertist *Louis Antoine de Saint-Just (1794) – guillotined by order of the Committee of General Security *Marie Jean Hérault de Séchelles (1794) – guillotined for plotting against Robespierre *Jacques Guillaume Thouret (1794) - guillotined as a Girondist *François-Nicolas Vincent (1794) - guillotined as an Hébertist *François Joseph Westermann (1794) – guillotined for plotting against Robespierre

French First Republic

(after Reign of Terror) *Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville (1795) – guillotined for abuse of his post as Public Prosecutor *François-Noël Babeuf (1797) - guillotined at Vendôme for involvement in Conspiracy of Equals *Augustin Alexandre Darthé (1797) - guillotined at Vendôme for involvement in Conspiracy of Equals *Giuseppe Ceracchi (1801) – guillotined by Napoleon for his role in the Conspiration des poignards

Restoration

*Four Sergeants of La Rochelle (1822) – executed for treason against Louis XVIII of France *Giuseppe Marco Fieschi (1836) – executed by guillotine for attempting to assassinate King Louis-Philippe

French Republic

*Prado (murderer), Prado (1888) – Guillotined at La Roquette Prisons, La Rocquette, Paris for murder * François Claudius Koenigstein, known as Ravachol (1892) – guillotined for murder and anarchy *Sante Geronimo Caserio (1894) – executed for assassination of president Marie François Sadi Carnot *Abel Pollet, Téophile Deroo, the "Pollet Band" (1909) – guillotined in Béthune (Nord-Pas-de-Calais), by Anatole Deibler, for a series of murders *Abel Pollet, Canut Vromant, the "Pollet Band" (1909) – guillotined in Béthune (Nord-Pas-de-Calais), by Anatole Deibler, for a series of murders *Abel Pollet, Auguste Pollet, the "Pollet Band" (1909) – guillotined in Béthune (Nord-Pas-de-Calais), by Anatole Deibler, for a series of murders *Abel Pollet, Abel Pollet, the "Pollet Band" (1909) – guillotined in Béthune (Nord-Pas-de-Calais), by Anatole Deibler, for a series of murders *Henri Landru (1922) – executed for serial murder *Paul Gorguloff (1932) – executed in Paris for assassination of President Paul Doumer *Eugen Weidmann (1939) – executed for murder; last public execution by guillotine in France *Jacques Fesch (1957) – executed in Paris for killing a policeman *Christian Ranucci (1976) – guillotined in Marseille for murder *Jérôme Carrein (1977) – guillotined in Douai for murder *Hamida Djandoubi (1977) – guillotined in Marseille for murder – last execution in France, last execution in Western world to be carried out by beheading, and last execution by guillotine anywhere in the world *Hervé Cornara (2015) – murder linked to terrorism in Lyon by Yassin Salhi in the Saint-Quentin-Fallavier attack *Murder of Samuel Paty, Samuel Paty (2020) - teacher decapitated after he was falsely accused of showing a ''Charlie Hebdo'' caricature of the Prophet Muhammad during a lesson. *2020 Nice stabbing, woman beheaded.

Georgia

*Demetre II of Georgia, Demetre II (1289) – executed by the Mongol Arghun Khan for rebellion

Germany

Pre-20th century

*Priscillian (385) – beheaded for heresy at Trier *Johann Wittenborg (1363) – beheaded in Lübeck for dereliction of duty after naval defeat by Denmark. *Klaus Störtebeker (1400) – beheaded for piracy against the Hanseatic League in Hamburg *Thomas Müntzer (1525) – beheaded after the Battle of Frankenhausen during German Peasants' War *Ludwig Haetzer (1529) – executed in Konstanz for Anabaptism, Anabaptist radicalism (but technically for adultery) *Thomas von Imbroich (1558) – beheaded for heresy in Cologne *Johann Philipp Kratz von Scharffenstein (1635) – beheaded for treason in Vienna after defecting to the Swedish Empire during the Thirty Years' War *Hans Ulrich von Schaffgotsch (1635) – beheaded for treason in Regensburg *Hans Hermann von Katte (1730) – beheaded in Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Küstrin for helping Frederick the Great, Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia in an attempt to flee to Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain *Schinderhannes (1803) – guillotined in Mainz for armed robbery and other crimes *Karl Ludwig Sand (1820) – beheaded for the murder of August von Kotzebue in Mannheim *Max Hödel (1878) – executed for attempting to assassinate Emperor Wilhelm I

Weimar Republic

*Fritz Haarmann (1925) – The Butcher (or Vampire) of Hanover; guillotined in Hanover for murder *Peter Kürten (1931) – The Vampire of Düsseldorf; guillotined in Cologne for murder

Nazi Germany

*Bruno Tesch (antifascist), Bruno Tesch (1933) – executed in Altona with three others after "Altona Bloody Sunday" *Marinus van der Lubbe (1934) – guillotined in Leipzig for starting the Reichstag fire *Benita von Falkenhayn and Renate von Natzmer (1935) – executed by axe in Berlin for espionage for Second Polish Republic, Poland *Edgar André, Edgar Josef André (1936) – beheaded in Hamburg for treasonous involvement in the Reichstag Fire *Helmut Hirsch (1937) – executed in Berlin for treason *Lilo Herrmann (1938) – guillotined in Berlin for treason *Wilhelm Kusserow (1940) – Jehovah's Witness beheaded for refusing to serve in German military service *Maurice Bavaud (1941) – guillotined in Berlin for attempting to assassinate Hitler *Helmuth Hübener (1942) – guillotined in Berlin for treason *Ilse Stöbe (1942) – guillotined in Berlin for treason via Red Orchestra (espionage), Red Orchestra *Wolfgang Kusserow (1942) – Jehovah's Witness beheaded for refusing to serve in German military service *Franz Jägerstätter (1943) – guillotined in Berlin as a conscientious objector *Maria Restituta (1943) – guillotined for treason *Cato Bontjes van Beek (1943) – guillotined in Berlin for conspiracy to commit treason *Mildred Harnack (1943) – American born; guillotined in Berlin for anti-Nazi activity via Red Orchestra (espionage), Red Orchestra *Sophie Scholl (1943) – guillotined for treason via White Rose resistance group *Hans Scholl (1943) – brother of above – guillotined for treason via White Rose resistance group *Christoph Probst (1943) – guillotined for treason via White Rose resistance group *Willi Graf (1943) – guillotined for treason via White Rose resistance group *Alex Schmorell (1943) – guillotined for treason via White Rose resistance group *Kurt Huber (1943) – guillotined for treason via White Rose resistance group *Otto and Elise Hampel (1943) – guillotined in Berlin for treason *Musa Cälil (1944) – guillotined in Plötzensee Prison, Plötzensee Prison, Berlin, for anti-Nazi activities *Werner Seelenbinder (1944) – beheaded with an axe, for being a communist *Friedrich Lorenz (1944) – beheaded by Nazi party at Halle (Saale), Halle an der Saale

Great Britain

*William Gordon, 6th Viscount of Kenmure (1716) – executed at Tower Hill as a Jacobitism, Jacobite Rebel *James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater (1716) – executed at Tower Hill as a Jacobite Rebel *Arthur Elphinstone, 6th Lord Balmerinoch (1746) – beheaded at Tower Hill as a Jacobite supporter of Charles Edward Stuart, Prince Charles Edward Stuart, he was taken prisoner at Battle of Culloden, Culloden *William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock (1746) – beheaded at Tower Hill as a Jacobite supporter of Charles Edward Stuart, Prince Charles Edward Stuart, he was taken prisoner at Battle of Culloden, Culloden *Charles Radclyffe, titular 5th Earl of Derwentwater (1746) – executed at Tower Hill as a Jacobite Rebel *Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat (1747) – executed at Tower Hill as a prominent veteran Jacobite supporter of Prince Charles Edward Stuart. Although too old to participate in the Jacobite rising of 1745, 1745 Rising, he was chosen by the British Crown for execution in lieu of his youthful son, who had actually led Clan Fraser for the Jacobite cause *Jeremiah Brandreth (1817) – hanged and beheaded in Derby for treason; followed by William Turner and Issac Ludlam, the last British decapitations by axe *Arthur Thistlewood and the four other Cato Street Conspiracy, Cato Street Conspirators (1820) – hanged and beheaded outside Newgate Prison for treason. A surgical knife was used to remove the heads. *James Wilson (revolutionary), James Wilson, Andrew Hardie (radical), Andrew Hardie, and John Baird (revolutionary), John Baird (1820) were hanged and beheaded for treason for their involvement in the Radical War. A hatchet was used to perform the decapitation. These were the last three people to be hanged and beheaded in the United Kingdom. *Jolanta Bledaite (2008) – Lithuanian immigrant, tortured and killed in Scotland *Gerald Mellin (2008) – tied a rope around his neck and connected it to a tree before driving away in his sports car to commit suicide. *David Phyall (2008) – see List of unusual deaths#21st century, List of unusual deaths *Lee Rigby (2013) - decapitated by Islamists who ran him over with a car before decapitating him. *David Cawthorne Haines (2014) — decapitated in the Syrian Desert, Syro-Arabian desert by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Hungary

*László Hunyadi (1457) – executed by Ladislaus V for plotting against him *Gurgen Margaryan (2004) - beheaded in his sleep by Azerbaijani Lieutenant Ramil Safarov during a NATO summit in Budapest. Safarov stated during both his interrogation and trial that he murdered Margaryan because he was of

descent. Safarov was later pardoned upon extradition by the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev. *János Kádár (2007) – posthumously decapitated by dig desecrater(s).

India

* Hemchandra Vikramaditya, also known as Hemu (1556) – after being wounded by Army of the Mughal Empire, Mughal army in the Second Battle of Panipat, Hemu was beheaded by Bairam Khan, a commander-in-chief of the Mughal army *Guru Tegh Bahadur (1675) – ninth guru of Sikhs executed in Delhi by order of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb *John de Brito, Saint John de Brito (1693) – Portuguese Society of Jesus, Jesuit missionary executed in India for preaching Christianity *Raja Dahir (711/712) – executed on command of Muhammad bin Qasim after Dahir's Kingdom of Sindh was defeated *Mourya Sawant (1912) – last Ranes was beheaded by Portuguese. Mourya Sawant was Hindus, Hindu martyr who struggled against Portuguese and he also against forced conversion of the Goans to Christianity *2013 India–Pakistan border skirmishes – two Indian Army soldiers, Lance Naik Hemraj and Lance Naik Sudhakar Singh were killed and their bodies were apparently found mutilated, with one decapitated by Pakistan Army

Iraq

Ancient Mesopotamia

*Teumman (653 BC), king of Elam, by the conquering Assyrian Ashubanipal at the Battle of Til-Tuba; his son Tammaritu was also beheaded

Abbasid era

* Imam Husayn ibn Ali and his 72 companions (680) – at the Battle of Karbala *Al-Walid ibn Tarif al-Shaybani, was a Kharijite rebel leader. In 794, he launched a rebellion against the Abbasid Caliphate, but was defeated, killed, and beheaded in 795. *Ja'far al-Barmaki (803) – Vizier executed on the orders Caliph Harun al-Rashid (r. 786–809). *Al-Amin the sixth Abbasid Caliph, (r. 809–813) was beheaded on 27 September 813 during the conflict. *Al-Musta'in, was the twelfth Abbasid caliph (r. 861–866), he was killed in 866 on the orders of his cousin al-Mu'tazz.

Modern

*Shosei Koda (2004) – Japanese citizen beheaded by terrorists *Kim Sun-il (2004) – South Korean citizen beheaded by terrorists *Kenneth Bigley (2004) – UK citizen beheaded by terrorists *Nick Berg (2004) – US citizen beheaded by terrorists *Eugene Armstrong (2004) – US citizen beheaded by terrorists *Jack Hensley (2004) – US citizen beheaded by terrorists *Paul Marshall Johnson, Jr. (2004) – US citizen beheaded by terrorists *Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti (2007) – Saddam Hussein's half brother decapitated during hanging for crimes against humanity

Iceland

*Jon Arason (1550) – was the last Icelandic Roman Catholic bishop and poet, who was executed in his struggle against the imposition of the Protestant Reformation in Iceland.

Iran

*Buqa (1289) - Grand Vizier. Executed for treason.

Ireland

*Ascall mac Ragnaill (1171) – beheaded after capture when attempting to capture Dublin. *Tigernán Ua Ruairc (1172) – beheaded on Hill of Ward, Meath during a parlay with Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath. *Cornelius Grogan (1798) – hanged and beheaded in Wexford for taking part in the Irish rebellion of 1798 *John Henry Colclough (1798) – hanged and beheaded in Wexford for taking part in the Irish rebellion of 1798 *Bagenal Beauchamp Harvey (1798) – hanged and beheaded in Wexford for taking part in the Irish rebellion of 1798 *John Kelly of Killanne, John Kelly (1798) – hanged and beheaded in Wexford for taking part in the Irish rebellion of 1798 *John Murphy (priest) (1798) – hanged and beheaded in Tullow for taking part in the Irish rebellion of 1798

Israel

* Shimon ben Gamliel and Ishmael ben Elisha ha-Kohen (70) – two rabbis among the Ten Martyrs. *Bernard de Tremelay (1153) Grand Masters of the Knights Templar, Grand Master of the Knights Templar – killed and beheaded at the Battle of Ascalon by Egyptians. *Raynald of Châtillon (1187) – executed by Saladin after the Battle of Hattin *Gerard de Ridefort (1189) Grand Masters of the Knights Templar, Grand Master of the Knights Templar – executed by Saladin at the Siege of Acre (1189–1191), Battle of Acre * 2,700 Muslim prisoners (1191) – beheaded on orders of Richard I of England after the Siege of Acre (1189–1191), Battle of Acre.

Italy

Ancient Rome

*Lucius Appuleius Saturninus (100 BC) – radical tribune of the plebs, tribune; Gaius Rabirius toyed with his severed head at a dinner party *Marcus Antonius (orator), Marcus Antonius (87 BC) – grandfather of Marc Antony *Marcus Marius Gratidianus (82 BC) – praetor whose head was paraded through Rome after execution *Gaius Marcius Censorinus (Marian) (82 BC), beheaded by Sulla, his head was sent to Preneste to lower Gaius Marius the Younger's troop's morale *Marcus Licinius Crassus (53 BC) – general, politician and richest man then in the world – beheaded posthumously after his defeat in Parthia *Publius Licinius Crassus (son of triumvir), Publius Licinius Crassus (53 BC) – son of Marcus Licinius Crassus – beheaded posthumously in Parthia *Pompey the Great (48 BC) – general, politician and member of the First Triumvirate – assassinated and beheaded posthumously in Egypt *Gnaeus Pompeius (son of Pompey the Great), Gnaeus Pompeius (45 BC) – Pompey's son – executed for treason by Julius Caesar *Titus Labienus (45 BC) – general, politician and one of Julius Caesar's foremost subordinates – Killed and beheaded posthumously at the Battle of Munda *Gaius Trebonius (43 BC) – politician and general, tortured and beheaded by Publius Cornelius Dolabella (consul 44 BC), Publius Cornelius Dolabella; his head was kicked around like a football by Dolabella's soldiers *Cicero (43 BC) – politician, lawyer and Rome's greatest orator – executed by order of Marc Anthony *Marcus Antonius Antyllus (30 BC) – son of Marc Antony – executed by Octavian *Claudia Octavia (62) – first wife of Emperor Nero, by whom she was divorced, banished, and executed – beheaded posthumously *Galba (69) – assassinated Roman emperor *Pope Sixtus II (258) – Christian Martyr executed during the persecution of Christians ordered by Emperor Valerian (emperor), Valerian *Stilicho (408) – executed in coup d'état after Gothic invasion *Anthemius (472) – Emperor, assassinated by Ricimer

Medieval Italy

*Giordano d'Anglano (1267) – beheaded in Brolo, Sicily by Charles I of Naples, Charles of Anjou after the Battle of Tagliacozzo *Conradin, King of Sicily (29 October 1268) – executed in Naples by Charles I of Naples, Charles of Anjou *Frederick I of Baden, Margrave of Baden (29 October 1268) – executed in Naples by Charles I of Naples, Charles of Anjou *Fra' Moriale (1354) – beheaded in Rome *Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice (1355) – executed for a failed coup d'état *Albert Sterz (1366) – condottiero beheaded in Perugia for treachery *Giovanni da Barbiano (1399) – condottiero beheaded in Bologna

Later Italy

*Antongaleazzo Bentivoglio (1435) – beheaded in Bologna as a rebel *Gian Paolo Baglioni (1520) – beheaded in Rome for attempted assassination *Giovanni Carafa, Duke of Paliano (1561) – beheaded by order of Pope Pius IV *Pietro Carnesecchi (1567) – beheaded by the Christianity, Christian inquisition for heresy *Beatrice Cenci and Lucrezia Peroni (1599) – beheaded by sword in Rome for murder of Francesco Cenci *Ferrante Pallavicino (1644) – beheaded at Avignon for blasphemy by order of Pope Urban VIII *Felice Orsini (1858) – executed by Napoléon III for attempting to assassinate him

Japan

Home islands

*Ishida Mitsunari, daimyō and general (1600) – beheaded in Kyoto after the Battle of Sekigahara *Ankokuji Ekei, Buddhist monk and ally of Mitsunari (1600) – beheaded in Kyoto after the Battle of Sekigahara *Konishi Yukinaga (1600), ally of Mitsunari – beheaded in Kyoto after the Battle of Sekigahara *Asano Naganori, lord of the Forty-seven Ronin (1701) – ordered to commit seppuku (hari kiri) followed by beheading *Kondo Isami, commander of the Shinsengumi (1868) – executed at Itabashi LeonardGSiffleet

Japanese-occupied territories (20th century)

*William Ellis Newton, VC – Royal Australian Air Force pilot beheaded in Papua New Guinea by Japanese forces *Leonard Siffleet (1943) – Australian soldier beheaded in Papua New Guinea by Japanese captors *Stanley James Woodbridge (1945) – British Royal Air Force crewman captured and beheaded by Japanese forces in Yangon, Rangoon, Japanese occupation of Burma, Burma

Modern Japan

* Kenji Goto (2015) – journalist beheaded in Syria by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants after the breakdown of negotiations for his release

Jordan

*Al-Walid II was the Umayyad Caliphate, caliph (r. 743–744). He was killed and beheaded by his cousin Yazid III. Yazid had Walid's head hoisted "on a lance and paraded around Damascus".

Korea

* Columba Kim (1839) – beheaded for Christian religious convictions * Laurent-Marie-Joseph Imbert (1839) – beheaded in Saenamteo for being Christian *Kim Okgyun, Korean activist (1894) – assassinated and beheaded at sea by Hong Jong-u due to leading Gapsin Coup, Gapsin Revolution

Libya

*2015 kidnapping and beheading of Copts in Libya, 21 Coptic Egyptians (2015) — On February 15, 2015, 21 kidnapped Copts, Coptic Egyptian Christians were beheaded by Islamic State in Libya, ISIS Militants on a beach in Tripolitania, Libya. One of ISIS’s media wings, AlHayat Media Center, Al-Hayat Media Center released a five minute video of the beheadings, titled "a message signed with blood to Christianity, the nation of the cross". *30 Ethiopian Christians (2015) — On April 19, 2015, 30 kidnapped Christianity in Ethiopia, Ethiopian Christians in two groups were killed by ISIS. Half of them were beheaded on a beach in Cyrenaica and the other half in a desert in Fezzan, were fatally shot by Kalashnikov rifle, AK’s, the Christian killed by the ISIS member giving the speech was shot with a pistol. One of ISIS’s media wings, Al-Furqan Media released a thirty minute propaganda video including the killings, titled "until there came to them clear evidence".

Netherlands/Belgium

*Wijerd Jelckama (1523) – executed in Leeuwarden for the Arumer Zwarte Hoop, Frisian rebellion *Anthony van Stralen, Lord of Merksem (1568) – beheaded by the Governor, the Duke of Alba, at Vilvoorde for treason. *Jan van Casembroot (1568) – beheaded by the Governor, the Duke of Alba, at Vilvoorde for treason. *Lamoral, Count of Egmont (1568) – beheaded in Brussels for treason. *Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn (1568) – beheaded in Brussels for treason *Balthasar Gérard (1584) – tortured and beheaded for assassinating William the Silent, Willem of Orange *Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1619) – executed in the Hague for Hollandic separatism by Prince Maurice *Emile Ferfaille (1918) guillotined in Furnes for murder – last guillotine execution * Nabil Amzieb (2016) – beheaded in Amsterdam by a Moroccan gang for conflicts in underground drug-war

Norway

*Lisbeth Nypan#Witch trial, Ole Nypan (1670) - executed for witchcraft. *Anders Olson Lysne (1803) - executed for

. *Peter Westerstrøm (1809) - executed for mass murder. *Aslak Hætta (1854) - executed for murder. *Mons Somby (1854) - executed for murder. *Kristoffer Nilsen Svartbækken Grindalen (1876) - executed for murder and robbery, the last public execution in Norway.

Pakistan

*Arab Sind Province of Caliphate :Raja Dahir (712) – executed on command of Muhammad bin Qasim after Dahir's empire was defeated. *United Provinces of Agra and Oudh :Syed Ahmad Barelvi (1831) – Sufi mujahideen who was beheaded by Indian army in the battle of balakot *Islamic Republic of Pakistan :Daniel Pearl (2002) – American journalist killed by al-Qaeda. :Piotr Stańczak (February 2009) – Polish engineer beheaded in Pakistan by Radical Islamic terrorists

Papua New Guinea

* Leonard Siffleet (1943) – An Australian WWII commando, captured by partisan tribesmen, and tortured, killed, and beheaded by Japanese soldiers

Philippines

The following were all executed by ISIL-inspired terrorist group Abu Sayyaf. *Abu Sayyaf beheading incidents#List of incidents, Bernard Then (2015) – Malaysian man who was kidnapped from a restaurant in Sandakan, Malaysia, brought over to Parang, Sulu, and beheaded after ransom demands were not met *Robert Hall (Canadian), Robert Hall (2016) – Canadian welder held for ransom, after the resort he was staying at was raided by Abu Sayyaf militants. They demanded 300 million Philippine peso, pesos (around $6.5 million) for his release, and when the demand was not met, Hall was beheaded nine months later in Patikul, Patikul, Sulu *John Ridsdel (2016) – Canadian businessman, also held for ransom at the same resort as Robert Hall. Ridsdel was beheaded on 25 April 2016, nine months after being held hostage *Jürgen Kantner (2017) – German sailor ambushed and held for ransom, while out sailing with his wife, who was shot and killed. Abu Sayyaf militants demanded 30 million pesos ($600,000), and when the demand was not met, Kantner was beheaded

Poland

* Kazimierz Łyszczyński (1689) – executed in Warsaw by Christians for being atheist *Rozalia Lubomirska (1794) - guillotined during French Revolution

Russia

* Yuri II of Vladimir (1238) – beheaded after losing the Battle of the Sit River * Philipp Schall von Bell (1560) – executed in captivity by order of Ivan the Terrible. * Stenka Razin (1671) – quartered alive in Moscow for Cossack revolution * Ivan Andreyevich Khovansky (Tararui) (1682) – beheaded for involvement in the Moscow uprising of 1682 * Ivan Tsykler (1697) – quartered on charges of conspiracy against Peter the Great * Mary Hamilton (lady in waiting) (1719) – executed for infanticide and slandering Catherine I of Russia * Yemelyan Pugachev (1775) – quartered in Moscow for insurrection by Catherine II of Russia * Yevgeny Rodionov (1996) – beheaded by Chechen militants

Saudi Arabia

*Prince Faisal bin Musa'id (1975) – for the assassination of his uncle, Faisal of Saudi Arabia, King Faisal *Paul Marshall Johnson, Jr. (2004) – American engineer killed by Al-Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula *Rizana Nafeek (2013) – Sri Lankan woman for homicide

Scotland

*Donnchadh, Earl of Lennox (1425) – executed by orders of James I of Scotland *Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany, Lord Walter Stewart and Lord Alexander Sewart (1425) – executed by orders of James I of Scotland *Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany (1425) – executed by order of James I of Scotland *Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl, Walter Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl (1437) – executed for his part in the murder of James I of Scotland *William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas (1440) – executed at Edinburgh Castle on trumped-up charges in front of James II of Scotland *Lord David Douglas (1440) – executed at Edinburgh Castle on trumped-up charges in front of James II of Scotland *Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde (1455) – executed on the orders of James II of Scotland *John Douglas, Lord of Balvenie (1463) – executed on the orders of James III of Scotland *James Hamilton of Finnart, Sir James Hamilton of Finnart – Master of Work to the Crown of Scotland (1540) – executed by order of James V of Scotland *James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (1581) – executed on the Maiden (beheading), Scottish maiden for complicity in murder of Lord Darnley *William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie (1584) – executed by order of James VI of Scotland *John Maxwell, 9th Lord Maxwell (1613) – beheaded in Edinburgh for carrying out a revenge killing *Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney (1615) – executed by order of James VI of Scotland *Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet, of Haddo (1644) – executed on the Maiden (beheading), Scottish maiden by the Covenanters for treason as a Royalist *Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll (1661) – executed by order of Charles II of Scotland on the Maiden (beheading), Scottish maiden for treason *Mrs Hamilton (1679) – beheaded for the murder of James Baillie, 2nd Lord Forrester *Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll (1685) – son of above; executed by order of James VII of Scotland on the Maiden (beheading), Scottish maiden for treason *Godfrey McCulloch (1697) – executed on the Maiden (beheading), Scottish maiden for murder; last man to be executed by the maiden

Serbia

*Prince Lazar of Serbia, Lazar Hrebeljanović (1389) – executed during the Battle of Kosovo by order of Bayezid I. *Miloš Obilić (1389) – probably decapitated by order of Bayezid I after assassinating Murad I. *Aleksa Nenadović (1804) – executed in Valjevo during the Slaughter of the Knezes. *Ilija Birčanin (1804) – executed in Valjevo during the Slaughter of the Knezes. *Karađorđe (1817) – Assassinated by order of his groomsman, Miloš Obrenović. The cause of death itself was a substantial chest injuries caused by an axe, however, his body was immediately decapitated.

Spain

* Eulogius of Cordova (859) – executed by Muslim rulers of Emirate of Córdoba, Córdoba for blasphemy * Lope Fortuñónez de Albero (1135) – executed by King of Aragon, Ramiro II of Aragon, Ramiro II, for treason:es:Campana de Huesca, La Campana de Huesca, La * Fortún Galíndez de Huesca (1135) – executed by King of Aragon, Ramiro II, for treason * Martín Galíndez de Ayerbe (1135) – executed by King of Aragon, Ramiro II, for treason * Bertrán de Ejea (1135) – executed by King of Aragon, Ramiro II, for treason * Miguel de Rada de Perarrúa (1135) – executed by King of Aragon, Ramiro II, for treason * Íñigo López de Naval (1135) – executed by King of Aragon, Ramiro II, for treason * Cecodín de Ruesta (1135) – executed by King of Aragon, Ramiro II, for treason * Muhammed VI, Sultan of Granada, Muhammed VI (1362) – beheaded by Peter of Castile, Peter I of Castille with restored Muhammad V of Granada, Muhammad V as Sultan of Granada. * Juan Bravo (1521) – executed in Villalar de los Comuneros, Valladolid * Juan de Padilla (1521) – executed in Villalar de los Comuneros, Valladolid * Francisco Maldonado (1521) – executed in Villalar de los Comuneros, Valladolid * Antonio Osorio de Acuña (1526) – executed in Simancas for supporting the Revolt of the Comuneros, Comunero Revolt * Juan de Lanuza y Urrea (1591) – "Justicia de Aragón", beheaded by personal order of Philip II of Spain, Felipe II on 20 December 1591, 89 days after swearing in his appointment. * Rodrigo Calderon (1621) – executed in Madrid * Eduardo Montori Sanz (1996) – beheaded in Ejea de los Caballeros * Jennifer Mills-Westley (2011) – beheaded in a supermarket in Los Cristianos, Tenerife.

Sri Lanka

* Puviraja Pandaram (1591) – Hindu king who was beheaded by Portuguese. Portuguese, led by André Furtado as commander, mounted a military campaign against the Jaffna kingdom from Mannar and succeed for conquer Jaffna kingdom. * Keppetipola Disawe (1818) – beheaded by British Ceylon in Kandy, Sri Lanka for fighting for independence.

Sweden

* Mattias Gregersson (1520) – Bishop of Strängnäs; executed by Danes in the Stockholm Bloodbath * Vincent Henningsson (1520) – Bishop of Skara; executed by Danes in the Stockholm Bloodbath * Grigory Kotoshikhin (1667) – Russian defected diplomat; executed in Stockholm for the murder of a homeowner under the influence of alcohol. * Anna Zippel (1676) – executed in Stockholm for witchcraft * Brita Zippel (1676) – sister of above; executed in Stockholm for witchcraft * Gävle Boy, Johan Johansson Griis (1676) – witness in the trial against the above sisters; executed for perjury * Anna Eriksdotter (1704) – beheaded for sorcery. * Jacob Johan Anckarström (1792) – executed for assassination of Gustav III * Metta Fock (1810) – executed for murder of her husband and children * Anna Månsdotter (1890) – executed by axe for murder; last woman executed in Sweden * John Filip Nordlund (1900) – executed by axe in Västerås for mass murder * Johan Alfred Ander (1910) – executed by guillotine in Stockholm for murder; last Swedish execution

Syria

*James Foley (journalist), James Foley (2014) — American journalist beheaded in Raqqa, Syria by the Islamic State, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, specifically Jihadi John, Mohammed Emwazi, in retaliation for International military intervention against the Islamic State, American airstrikes in Iraq. His execution was filmed, in a beheading video titled "A Message to America". *Steven Sotloff (2014) — beheaded in the Syro-Arabian desert by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, one month after the beheading of James Foley. His execution was filmed, and released with the title "A Second Message to America".

Switzerland

*w:de:Wildhans von Breitenlandenberg, Wildhans von Breitenlandenberg and 61 companions (1444) – executed following the siege of Greifensee, Zurich, Greifensee during the Old Zürich War *Anna Göldi (1782) – executed as the "last witch in Switzerland"

Turkey

Byzantine era

* Phocas (610) – Emperor overthrown and beheaded by Heraclius * Leontios (706) * Tiberius III (706) * Justinian II (711)

Ottoman era

*Bajo Pivljanin (1685) – Serb hajduk in Venetian service, beheaded and head sent to Mehmed IV, Sultan Mehmed IV *Abdullah bin Saud (1818) – last ruler of the Emirate of Diriyah, First Saudi State and was beheaded by the Ottomans *Ali Pasha of Yanina (1822) – shot and beheaded by order of Mahmud II, Sultan Mahmud II

United States

*Henry Laurens (1792) – decapitated posthumously in accordance with his wishes and then burned on a funeral pyre by his son and slaves *Isaac N. Ebey (1857) – Washington state pioneer murdered by Haida people, Haida Indians *Murder of Pearl Bryan, Pearl Bryan (1896) – murdered in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, Fort Thomas, Kentucky *Captain Harry Miller (1936) – beheaded after murder near New Trenton, Indiana, "Head and Hands" murder *Sixteen victims of Jeffrey Dahmer (1978–1991) *Christa Hoyt (1990) – decapitated by serial killer Danny Rolling *Frank Griga and Krisztina Furton (1995) – decapitated and dismembered by Daniel Lugo and Adrian Doorbal members of the infamous Sun Gym gang in Miami *Aasiya Zubair (2009) – decapitated in New York (state), New York by murderer/husband Muzzammil Hassan *Hanny Tawadros and Amgad Konds (2013) – decapitated posthumously, allegedly by murderer Yusef Ibrahim *Vaughan Foods beheading incident, Colleen Hufford (2014) – 54-year-old woman was decapitated in Oklahoma by a 30-year-old pro-Jihad, Islamist, Jah'Keem Yisrael, formerly Alton Alexander Nolen. *Lee Manuel Viloria-Paulino (2016) – decapitated by murderer *Jennifer Schlecht (2019) – decapitated by her husband in their Harlem flat, he then killed their daughter and hung himself on a fan. Yonathan Tedla (the husband) put Jennifer Schlecht's head in her lap. *Cecilia Gibson (2020) – 79-year-old Cecilia Gibson, step-grandmother of her killer, Kenny W. McBride, 45, was bludgeoned in head while in house, then McBride decapitated and placed Ms. Gibson's head in their back yard. Kenny W. McBride was arrested at time of reporting after body was dead for two days. McBride's father had married and his new wife's mother, Cecilia Gibson, all lived in the same residence in Bedford, Michigan where the crime occurred.

Vietnam

* Vicente Liem de la Paz (1773) – beheaded in Tonkin as Christian martyr * Pierre Dumoulin-Borie (1838) – beheaded in Tonkin as Christian martyr * Bernard Võ Văn Duệ (1838) – beheaded in Korea as Christian martyr * Andrew Dũng-Lạc (1839) – beheaded in Korea as Christian martyr * Augustin Schoeffler (1851) – beheaded in Tonkin as Christian martyr * Jean-Louis Bonnard (1852) – beheaded in Korea as Christian martyr * Michael Hồ Đình Hy (1857) – beheaded in Korea as Christian martyr * Théophane Vénard (1861) – beheaded in Tonkin as Christian martyr * Ba Cụt (Lê Quang Vinh) (1956) – guillotined in Cần Thơ for insurrection and multiple murder

Wales

*Gwenllian ferch Gruffudd (February 1136) – executed by the Anglo-Norman forces led by Maurice de Londres at Kidwelly Castle, Kidwelly Castle, Wales, after a failed uprising *Llewelyn ap Gruffydd (1282) – beheaded posthumously after his death in battle at Aberedw *Gruffudd Vychan, Sir Gruffudd Vychan (1447) – executed at Powis Castle by Henry Grey, 2nd Earl of Tankerville, Lord Powis for unclear reasons *Sir Roger Vaughan (1471) – beheaded at Chepstow by Jasper Tudor, Earl of Bedford for being a House of York, Yorkist

Religious figures

The Bible

Hebrew Bible/Old Testament

*Goliath – after he was killed by David, this example illustrates the aforementioned post-mortem decapitation *Saul - after he fell on his sword at the Battle of Mount Gilboa (); the Philistines cut off his head and fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan. **Sheba son of Bichri – killed by the people of Abel-beth-maachah to stop the soldiers of David pursuing him from destroying the city

Apocrypha

*Holofernes in the deuterocanonical books, deuterocanonical ''Book of Judith'' Judith Beheading Holofernes-Caravaggio (c

New Testament

William Dobson - The Executioner with the Head of John the Baptist - Google Art Project

*John the Baptist (c. 30 AD) - in the Gospels by order of Herod Antipas *Theudas (c. 46 AD) - Jewish rebel mentioned in the ''Book of Acts''; severed head displayed in Jerusalem.

Catholic saints

*Acisclus, Saint Acisclus, according to local tradition *Agnes of Rome, Saint Agnes, according to legend mentioned by the fourth century Saint Ambrose *Saint Alban (around 304) – executed in Roman Britain for converting to Christianity, according to tradition *Saint Andrew Kim (1846) – beheaded in Korea for being Christian *Ansanus, Saint Ansanus, according to legend *Anthimus of Rome, Saint Anthimus of Rome, according to legend *Saint Barbara, according to legend *Saint Catherine of Alexandria, according to tradition *Saint Christopher, according to legend *Columba of Spain, Saint Columba of Spain, according to local tradition *Columba of Sens, Saint Columba of France, according to legend *Columba the Virgin, Saint Columba (the Virgin) of Cornwall, England, according to legend *Saints Cosmas and Damian (c.287) – executed in purge of Christians in Syria, according to tradition *Cyprian, Saint Cyprian (13 September 258) – Bishop of Carthage, North Africa – Christian Martyr executed in the persecution ordered by Emperor Valerian (emperor), Valerian *Saint Denis of Paris, Saint Denis, according to legend, which states that he carried his head to his final resting place, a familiar hagiographical Trope (literature), trope (see Cephalophore) *Saint Diomedes, according to legend *Dorothea of Alexandria, Saint Dorothea of Alexandria, according to legend *Saint Dymphna, according to tradition *Emmeram of Regensburg, Saint Emmeram, according to legend *Eurosia, Saint Eurosia, according to tradition *Felicitas of Rome, Saint Felicitas of Rome, according to legend *Nabor and Felix, Saints Felix and Nabor, according to tradition *Firmus and Rusticus, Saints Firmus and Rusticus, according to tradition *Saint George, according to legend *Gereon, Saint Gereon, according to legend *Saint Gordianus, according to tradition *James, son of Zebedee, Saint James, according to the Acts of the Apostles *Marcellus of Tangier, Saint Marcellus, according to tradition *Maximilian of Tebessa, Saint Maximilian of Tebessa (295) – executed by Romans for conscientious objection to military service, according to tradition *Nicasius of Rheims, Saint Nicasius of Rheims, at Reims, Rheims (407) – executed by Vandals during conquest of Reims, Rheims, according to tradition *Pancras of Rome, Saint Pancras, according to legend *Saint Paul, Apostle Paul, traditionallyThe Apostle Saul (Paul)
at BiblePath.com *Peter of Rates, Saint Peter of Rates, according to tradition *Polyeuctus, Saint Polyeuctus, according to tradition *Quiteria, Saint Quiteria, according to legend *Rufina and Secunda, Saints Rufina and Secunda, according to legend *Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix, Saints Simplicius and Faustinus, according to legend *Solange, Saint Solange, according to legend *Typasius, Saint Typasius, according to legend *Urith, Saint Urith of Chittlehampton, Devon, England, according to legend *Venantius of Camerino, Saint Venantius, at Camerino, according to tradition *Winefride, Saint Winefride of Flintshire in Wales, according to legend

Greek mythology

*Medusa, a Gorgon beheaded by Perseus *Argus Panoptes, beheaded by Mercury (mythology), Mercury in order to rescue Io (mythology), Io

Sikh

* Guru Tegh Bahadur (1675) – for refusing to convert to Islam * Baba Deep Singh (1757) – in the Battle of Amritsar (1757), Battle of Amritsar * Sikh holocaust of 1746 (Chhotaa Ghallooghaaraa), 1000 Sikhs (1746) – executed by Zakariya Khan Bahadur in Lahore

Hindu

*Karna – in the epic war of Mahabharata *Drona – in the epic war of Mahabharata *Rakthabeeja – by goddess Kali to eradicate the evil from the earth *Jayadratha – in the epic war of Mahabharata

Fictional characters

References

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