Thirsty cattle by St Mary's chapel, Court-at-Street, in Aldington, Kent, England, where Sister Elizabeth Barton (1506-1534), aka "The Nun of Kent"; "The Holy Maid of Kent" and "The Mad Maid of Kent", an English Catholic nun saw her visions. After an illness she claimed to receive divine revelations that predicted future events. When King Henry VIII annulled his marriage to Catherine of Aragon and seized control of the Church in England, Barton prophesied that if Henry remarried, he would die within a few months. She was eventually condemned to death, hanged and beheaded for treason at Tyburn.
Thirsty cattle by St Mary's chapel, Court-at-Street, in Aldington, Kent, England, where Sister Elizabeth Barton (1506-1534), aka "The Nun of Kent"; "The Holy Maid of Kent" and "The Mad Maid of Kent", an English Catholic nun saw her visions. They began when she suffered from a severe illness and claimed to have received divine revelations that predicted future events. After she met Henry VIII, the king accepted Barton because her prophecies supported the existing order. However, when the King annulled his marriage to Catherine of Aragon and seized control of the Church in England, Barton began prophesying that if Henry remarried, he would die within a few months. She went unpunished for nearly a year, but was eventually condemned to death, hanged and beheaded for treason at Tyburn, along with five of her supporters.
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Location: Court-at-Street, Lympne, Hythe, UK
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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