The Tudor Society
  • #OTD in Tudor history – 10 January

    Portrait of Margaret of Austria and a photo of a bronze relief of martyr Thomas Dusgate (Benet)

    #OTD in Tudor history events for today include the birth of an influential woman, the printing of an important book and a burning.

    Here are a few events that took place on 10th January in the reigns of the Tudor kings and queens…

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  • 10 January – There never was so obstinate a heretic

    On this day in Tudor history, 10th January 1532, Protestant martyr Thomas Dusgate, also known as Thomas Benet, was burned at the stake at Livery Dole in Heavitree, near Exeter.

    Benet was a zealous Reformer and got into trouble when he posted anti-Catholic bills on Exeter Cathedral’s door. He refused to recant, and it was said that “there never was so obstinate a heretic”.

    Find out about this Protestant reformer, who sought advice from Martin Luther regarding his trouble with lust, in today’s talk.

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