The burning of Thomas Tomkin's hand. Thomas Tomkins, ? - 16 March 1555. 16th-century English Protestant martyr and weaver, examined by Bishop Bonner and, despite having been subjected to torture, insisted that he did not believe in transubstantiation. As a result, he was burned to death at Smithfield on 16 March 1555, After an 18th century print.

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