The Windsor Martyrs were English Protestants martyred at

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in 1543. Their names were

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, Anthony Pearson and Henry Filmer. In 1543, during the reign of Henry VIII, the three Windsor Martyrs were arrested by Bishop Gardiner's agent, Dr John London, on the evidence of William Simonds, the Catholic former Mayor of Windsor, who had a grudge against them. John Marbeck and

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were also arrested, but were later released. The three were condemned on 26 July, after Simonds threatened the jurors, and burnt to death on 4 August on the site of the

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. Their story was recorded in ''

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''. According to

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'', 2000, Ambassador Publications although

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, who was also watching, decided he would change with the times in order to prevent the same from happening to him.

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Royal Berkshire History: The Windsor Martyrs
16th-century Protestant martyrs People executed for heresy Executed British people People executed under Henry VIII History of Berkshire Windsor, Berkshire 1543 in England Executed English people People executed by the Kingdom of England by burning 1543 deaths Protestant martyrs of England {{England-reli-bio-stub

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