jdmccaffertyMar 7
7 Mar 1544: Bl. John Ireland priest & vicar of Eltham, Bl. Jermyn Gardiner (nephew of Bishop Stephen Gardiner) and Bl. John Larke, Vicar of #Chelsea and friend of Sir Thomas More, all executed #otd at #Tyburn. All were beatified in 1886.
jdmccaffertyFeb 15

15 Feb 1681: John [Peter] Atwood reprieved by Charles II - he had been one of eleven Dominicans cited by Titus Oates. Atwood's reprieve came, apparently, just as he was about the step onto the hurdle at #Tyburn (BM)

#PopishPlot

jdmccaffertyDec 2
2 Dec 1610: St John Roberts #Benedictine, from Trawsfynydd #Cymru, arrested in vestments while saying Mass for 1st Sunday of #Advent #otd (BM) Hanged, drawn, quartered at #Tyburn 10 Dec
jdmccaffertySep 4, 2025
4 Sept 1583: James Fenn of Montacute, near Yeovil, #Somerset, having been identified as a seminary priest is placed in the Tower of #London #otd Hanged, drawn and quartered at #Tyburn on 12 Feb 1584. His quarters were disposed on 4 gates of the city, & his head on London Bridge
jdmccaffertyAug 11, 2025
11 Aug 1577: Having quit #Oxford St. Alexander Briant enters the #English College Douai #otd He was executed with St. Edmund Campion at #Tyburn on 1 Dec 1581 (NPG)
jdmccaffertyJul 14, 2025
14 July 1679: Bl. Richard Langhorne, barrister, executed at #Tyburn #otd - a victim of the Popish Plot
jdmccaffertyFeb 20, 2025
20 Feb 1645: Conor [Cornelius] Lord Maguire, 2nd baron of #Enniskillen is drawn by sledge from the Tower of #London to #Tyburn where he was executed for his part in the 1641 rebellion #otd having been denied the ministrations of a #Franciscan friar (BM)
jdmccaffertyFeb 15, 2025

15 Feb 1681: John [Peter] Atwood reprieved by Charles II - he had been one of eleven Dominicans cited by Titus Oates. Atwood's reprieve came, apparently, just as he was about the step onto the hurdle at #Tyburn (BM)

#PopishPlot

jdmccaffertyDec 2, 2024
2 Dec 1610: St John Roberts #Benedictine, from Trawsfynydd #Cymru, arrested in vestments while saying Mass for 1st Sunday of #Advent #otd (BM) Hanged, drawn, quartered at #Tyburn 10 Dec
jdmccaffertySep 4, 2024
4 Sept 1583: James Fenn of Montacute, near Yeovil, #Somerset, having been identified as a seminary priest is placed in the Tower of #London #otd Hanged, drawn and quartered at #Tyburn on 12 Feb 1584. His quarters were disposed on 4 gates of the city, & his head on London Bridge