The Tudor Society

August 15 – The examinations of the Oaten Hill Martyrs

On his day in Tudor history, 15th August 1588, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Robert Wilcox, Edward Campion, Christopher Buxton and Robert Widmerpool were examined while imprisoned in the Marshalsea prison in Southwark, London.

These Catholic men ended up being executed, three of them for being Catholic priests and one for giving aid to priests. All four died with courage. They were beatified in 1929.

Who were these men and how did they come to be executed?

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August 15 – The examinations of the Oaten Hill Martyrs