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Queen mary, threy were accused of heresy.
The reason why they killed Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley was in order to scare the Protestants into conforming to Catholicism. Mary I of England sentenced them to being burnt on a stake.
Mary Tudor, also known as Bloody Mary and Mary I the queen of England from 1516-1558, was responsible for the burning Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley. Mary was a fervent Catholic and killed them because they rejected some tenements of Catholicism such as the doctrine of transubstantiation.
He died for his religious beliefs...He and Nicholas Ridley were martyrs.
It is important to remember the History of Hugh Latimer and Nicolas Ridley so that future generations don't make the same mistakes that were made in the past.
Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley were two Protestant bishops who were burned at the stake for heresy in Oxford, England in 1555. They were executed during the reign of Queen Mary I for refusing to renounce their Protestant beliefs and conform to Roman Catholicism. This event is known as the "Oxford Martyrs."
yes, and they were burnt at stake for being them too because mary wished to bring back catholicism and they were refusing and attemtping to prevent her
They were 2 bishops from the Tudor reign who were murdered :) ridleys brother was the one who draped 2 bags of gunpowder around their necks and then set fire to the stake.
Hugh Latimer was bishop to both the Worchester (before the reformation) as well as a bishop of the Church of England and Chaplain to King Edward VI. Latimer was burned at the stake for his beliefs and teachings under the reign of Mary I and Nicholas Ridley was his executioner. He is believed to have made this quote prior to his death.
Hugh Latimer's birth name is Hugh Alexander Forbes Latimer.
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