English Martyrs
The term English Martyrs is applied to two groups of people executed by either side of the English Reformation:
- Catholics executed under treason legislation (1534–1680); or
- Protestants executed under heresy laws during the reign of Henry VIII (1509–1547), Mary I of England (1553–1558). Also, radical Protestants executed during the reign of Edward VI (1547–1553), Elizabeth I (1558–1603), and James I (1603–1625), see: Foxe's Book of Martyrs.
The term may also refer to the following Catholic schools and churches:
- English Martyrs Catholic School, Leicester
- English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College, Hartlepool
- English Martyrs Church, Preston (full name "Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and the English Martyrs")
- English Martyrs' Church, Wallasey, Merseyside
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing
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