The monument to the six Mayfield and Rotherfield Martyrs of 1556-7, in the East Sussex village of Mayfield. The present monument was erected in 1950.
The monument to the six Mayfield and Rotherfield Martyrs of 1556-7, in the East Sussex village of Mayfield. The present monument was erected in 1950. They were Protestants who refused to renounce their faith during the reign of Queen Mary (daughter of Henry V111). Mary, also known in history as "Bloody Mary" was determined to return England to the Catholic faith after her father had split from the authority of Rome and the Pope. Six of the Sussex martyrs came from either Mayfield or the nearby village of Rotherfield. Four were burned at the stake in Mayfield on 24th September 1556, close to where the monument now stands, and two were taken to Lewes (the County town of East Sussex) to be burned there on the 22nd June the following year.
Size: 4288px × 2848px
Location: Station Road Mayfield, East Sussex TN20 6BT East Sussex UK
Photo credit: © Brian Hartshorn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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