The Stake, c. 1633. Creator: Jacques CallotThe Stake, c. 1633
The Madonna with Saint Ulrich and Saint Afra [recto], c. 1511. Creator: Urs GrafThe Madonna with Saint Ulrich and Saint Afra [recto], c. 1511
Mariotto, 1619. Creator: Jacques CallotMariotto, 1619
Ridley, (c1500-1555), 1830. Creator: UnknownRidley, (c1500-1555), 1830. Nicholas Ridley (c1500-1555) English Bishop of London educated at RGS, Newcastle and Pembroke College, Cambridge
Latimer, ( c1487-1555), 1830. Creator: UnknownLatimer, ( c1487-1555), 1830. Hugh Latimer ( c1487-1555) English bishop, fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, Bishop of Worcester before the Reformation
Ferrar, (died 1555), 1830. Creator: UnknownFerrar, (died 1555), 1830. Robert Ferrar (died 1555) was prior of Nostell Priory and embraced the English Reformation, he was made Bishop of St
Joan of Arc, (c1412-1431), 1830. Creator: UnknownJoan of Arc, (c1412-1431), 1830. Joan of Arc (c1412-1431) heroine of France for her role during the Hundred Years War was burned at the stake on 30 May 1431, nineteen years old
Place of Execution, Old Smithfield, 1890. Creator: UnknownPlace of Execution, Old Smithfield, 1890. The Marian Martyrs, protestants slaughtered under Queen Mary, met their demise at the Elms in Smithfield
George Wishart, c1530-1540, (1890). Creator: UnknownGeorge Wishart, c1530-1540, (1890). George Wishart (c1513-1546) Scottish Protestant Reformer, one of the early Protestant martyrs to be burned at the stake as a heretic
Execution of Joan of Arc, (30 May 1431), 1890. Creator: UnknownExecution of Joan of Arc, (30 May 1431), 1890. Joan of Arc (1412-1431) was canonized as a Roman Catholic saint for the part she played in the Hundred Years War
Jacques De Molay, Dernier Grand-maitre de l Ordre des Templiers, (late 18th-early 19th century). Portrait of Jacques de Molay (c1243-1314), last Grand Master of the Knights Templar
The burning of maister Hierome of Prage, (c1563). Creator: UnknownThe burning of maister Hierome of Prage, (c1563). The martyrdom of Jerome of Prague in 1416. Jerome (1379-1416) was a Czech/Bohemian religious reformer who preached against the church hierarchy
Martyrs at Smithfield, London, c1600 (1904)Martyrs at Smithfield, c1600, (1904). From London in the Time of Tudors, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]. (Colorised black and white print)
The burning of Anne Askew, John Lascelles, John Adams and Nicholas Belenian, 1546 (1904)The burning of Anne Askew, John Lascelles, John Adams and Nicholas Belenian at Smithfield, London, 1546 (1904). Anne Askew (1521-1546) an English poet and Protestant who was condemned as a heretic
The Burning of Richard Woodman and nine other protestant martyrs, at Lewes in SussexThe Burning of ten protestant martyrs, Lewes, Sussex, 1557. Seventeen Protestant martyrs were burned at the stake between 1555 and 1557 during the persecutions of the reign of Queen Mary
The martyrdom of Ridley and Latimer, Oxford, 1856. Artist: George HayterThe martyrdom of Ridley and Latimer, 1856. Nicholas Ridley (d1555), English clergyman and Hugh Latimer (c1485-1555), Bishop of Rochester and Bishop of Worcester