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She became the last woman in England to be burned alive. [19] The law also allowed for the hanging of children aged seven years or more. [nb 2] Mary Troke, "but sixteen years of age", [21] was burned at Winchester in 1738 for poisoning her mistress. An unidentified 14-year-old girl imprisoned at Newgate was more fortunate.
Catherine Murphy (died 18 March 1789) (also known as Christian Murphy) was an English counterfeiter, the last woman in England to be officially burned at the stake. Catherine Murphy and her husband, Hugh Murphy, were convicted for coining at the Old Bailey in London and sentenced to death on 18 September 1788. [ 1 ]
burnt 29 November 1538 Smithfield, London [28] 31. Giles Germane burnt 1539 St Giles in the Fields, outside London [29] 32. Launcelot ... servant of the king: 33. John ... painter 34.–36. Three Anabaptists – ... Mandeville, ... Collins and another burnt 29 April 1539 Newington Causeway, outside London [30] 37. William Collins London: lawyer ...
(Subscription or UK public library membership required.) Strevens, Summer (2017). Burned at the Stake: The Life and Death of Mary Channing. Pen & Sword History. ISBN 978-1473898721. Gritton, Haines (2022). The Burning of Mary Channing. Haines Gritton Ltd. ISBN 978-1739822033.
Former Coventry vicar and historian Alan Munden has made the case for the number of martyrs to be increased to thirteen, if a woman burned in 1432 for Lollardy is included among their number. [2] Lollards were known to be active in the city as early as 1414, and sources of the time record Lollardy-related public order incidents in 1424 and 1431.
Wightman became involved with the Puritans and in 1596 was chosen as one of the leaders assigned to the investigation of demonic possession of 13-year-old Thomas Darling. [11] [12] This suggests that by the mid-1590s Wightman was an important and well-respected public figure, taking part in the newly formed movement that began to hold sway over Burton's society and politics.
David Hume wrote, "He received a pardon as a recompense for his treachery and she was burnt alive for her charity." [3] She was sentenced to death for treason in the Old Bailey on 19 October 1685. Gaunt considered the trial to be a martyrdom and reportedly behaved with such good humour that the audience was moved to tears. She was executed by ...
For example, when Mary Lakeland was burned at the stake in Ipswich on 9 September 1645 after having been judged for witchcraft, she was not burned for the crime of witchcraft, but because she had used witchcraft to murder her husband: this latter crime constituted petty treason, for which the punishment was burning. [8]