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Execution of the First Martyrs
- When
- 4 May 1535
- Where
- Tyburn, London, Middlesex
Five clerics, including three Carthusian priors, were executed at Tyburn on 4 May 1535.
The English state executed John Houghton, Robert Lawrence, Augustine Webster, Richard Reynolds, and John Haile at Tyburn. The method of execution was typically hanging, disemboweling while still alive, and quartering.
Sources
- Carthusian Martyrs of London Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-05
- Tyburn Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-18
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