Thomas Tomkins (martyr)

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Thomas Tomkins (died 16 March 1555) was a 16th-century English Protestant martyr. He was a weaver [1] from Shoreditch, London, and was examined by Bishop Bonner. Despite having been subjected to torture, he insisted that he did not believe in transubstantiation. As a result, he was burned to death at Smithfield on 16 March 1555. [2] His story is recorded in Foxe's Book of Martyrs . [3]

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References

  1. Anthony Boden (2005). Thomas Tompkins:The Last Elizabethan. p.46. Google Books, retrieved 31-10-10
  2. Boden, p.47
  3. p.249-251, John Foxe, Foxe's Book of Martyrs , 2000, Ambassador Publications