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April 20 – The Nun of Kent and a special oath, and Lady Mary Grey, sister of Lady Jane Grey

| April 20, 2022

April 20 – The Nun of Kent and a special oath, and Lady Mary Grey, sister of Lady Jane Grey

On this day in Tudor history, 20th April 1534, Elizabeth Barton, a Benedictine nun who became known as “the Nun of Kent” or “the Holy Maid of Kent”, was hanged for treason at Tyburn along with a few of her supporters. This young woman had experienced religious visions and people had even flocked to her […]

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