Henry Filmer (died 1543) was a 16th-century English Protestant martyr, one of the Windsor Martyrs, during the reign of Henry VIII. Filmer was a Protestant tailor and

church warden A churchwarden is a lay official in a parish or congregation of the Anglican Communion or Catholic Church, usually working as a part-time volunteer. In the Anglican tradition, holders of these positions are ''ex officio'' members of the parish b ...

of St John the Baptist Church, Windsor, Berkshire who complained about the overly Catholic sermons of the vicar. He gained the support of the

Bishop of Salisbury The Bishop of Salisbury is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers much of the counties of Wiltshire and Dorset. The see is in the City of Salisbury where the bishop's seat ...

much to the consternation of a former Catholic mayor of the town, William Simonds. His powerful friend, Dr John London, who was Bishop Gardiner's agent, arrested Filmer, along with four others, and, on 4 August 1543, he,

Robert Testwood Robert Testwood of London was an English Protestant martyr during the reign of Henry VIII, one of the Windsor Martyrs. Testwood was a moderately well-known musician and gained a place as a chorister at Windsor College. He became embroiled in a ...

and Anthony Pearson were burnt to death.p.172-176, ''Testwood and his companions'', John Foxe, ''

Foxe's Book of Martyrs The ''Actes and Monuments'' (full title: ''Actes and Monuments of these Latter and Perillous Days, Touching Matters of the Church''), popularly known as Foxe's Book of Martyrs, is a work of Protestant history and martyrology by Protestant Engli ...

'', 2000, Ambassador Publications

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