List of people executed in Smithfield

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Wat Tyler's death

Smithfield was one of the most important locations for public executions in the medieval and modern City of London. The following people were among those executed there.

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William Wallace; executed at Smithfield Elms on August 23rd 1305. Was not an Englishman and therefore cannot be listed as a traitor.

Traitors

People charged with and convicted of treason (or high treason):

Heretics

John Badby's death, burned in a barrel (from John Foxe's Book of Martyrs, 1563) John Badby death barrel Foxe.jpg
John Badby's death, burned in a barrel (from John Foxe's Book of Martyrs, 1563)

People charged with and convicted of heresy:

References

  1. ↑ Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
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