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2 unusual facts about Oxford Martyrs


Pedro de Soto

In May 1555 he was sent to London to take part in the late stages of the persecutions that led to the executions of the Oxford Martyrs, and was more generally involved in Reginald Pole's efforts to solidify England's return to Catholicism under Mary I.

Radcliffe Square

This is the official church of Oxford University and is where the Oxford Martyrs were tried for heresy.


St Michael at the North Gate

The Oxford Martyrs were imprisoned in the Bocardo Prison by the church before they were burnt at the stake in what is now Broad Street nearby, then immediately outside the city walls, in 1555 and 1556.


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