Robert Benet was the Mayor of
Windsor
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, England in 1536.
Benet was a zealous Protestant who fell foul of
William Simonds, an equally zealous Catholic in Windsor, who had a powerful friend in
Bishop Gardiner's agent,
Dr John London.
Benet was arrested in 1543, along with four others. He was condemned to death but, unlike the three
Windsor Martyrs
The Windsor Martyrs were English Protestants martyred at Windsor in 1543. Their names were Robert Testwood, Anthony Pearson and Henry Filmer.
In 1543, during the reign of Henry VIII, the three Windsor Martyrs were arrested by Bishop Gardiner' ...
, escaped being burnt because he was unwell!
He was later released.
References
External links
Royal Berkshire History: The Windsor MartyrsMayors of Windsor
Mayors of places in Berkshire
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16th-century English people
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