Perth Martyrs

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The Perth Martyrs were six people executed in Perth, Scotland in 1543 for their Protestant beliefs. The condemned people were William Anderson, Robert Lamb, James Finlayson, James Hunter, James Raveleson and Helen Stark. They were sentenced to death for their beliefs, after being convicted by the Archbishop of St Andrews. Anderson, Lamb, Finlayson and Hunter were sentenced to be hanged, Raveleson was to be burnt; and Helen Stark, "with her sucking infant", was to be put into a sack and drowned. Their story is recorded in Foxe's Book of Martyrs.^[1]

References

↑ John Foxe (2000). "Chapter XV: An Account of the Persecutions in Scotland During the Reign of King Henry VIII". Foxe's Book of Martyrs. Ambassador Publications. pp. 204–206.

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Name	Perth Martyrs
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Short description	Six people executed for their Protestant beliefs
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Date of death	1543
Place of death	Perth, Scotland

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