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Agnes Silverside
The Colchester Martyrs were 16th-century England, English Protestant Christian martyr, martyrs. They were executed for heresy in Colchester, Essex, during the reigns of Henry VIII of England, Henry VIII and Mary I of England, Mary I. Their story is recorded in ''Foxe's Book of Martyrs''. 1545 or 1546 "[O]ne Henry" and his servant were burned at the stake. 29 March 1555 John Lawrence (martyr), John Lawrence, a priest and former Blackfriar at Sudbury, Suffolk was burned at the stake.Foxe's Book of Martyrs: 275. William Pygot, Stephen Knight, and John Laurence Exclassics.com; retrieved 17 May 2013. 14 June 1555 Nicholas Chamberlain (or Chamberlaine), a weaver from Coggeshall, Essex was burned at the stake.Thomas Bryce, "The Regester ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose Allin 1557
A rose is either a woody perennial plant, perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred Rose species, species and Garden roses, tens of thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing, or trailing, with stems that are often armed with sharp Thorns, spines, and prickles, prickles. Their flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through pinks, reds, oranges and yellows. Most species are native to Asia, with smaller numbers native to Europe, North America, and Northwest Africa. Species, cultivars and hybrid (biology), hybrids are all widely grown for their beauty and often are fragrant. Roses have acquired cultural significance in many societies. Rose plants range in size from compact, miniature roses to climbers that can reach seven meters in height. Different species hybridize easily, and this has been use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Bentley
Great Bentley is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Tendring district of north Essex, England, located seven miles east of Colchester. The parish includes the hamlets of Aingers Green and South Heath. It is home to the second largest village green in the country, at a size of , behind Duncan Down and has won 'Essex Village of the Year' and 'Daily Telegraph/Calor Gas Village of the Year' awards. Great Bentley railway station provides the village with frequent rail services along the Sunshine Coast Line to London Liverpool Street, Clacton-on-Sea, Colchester and Walton-on-the-Naze. Great Bentley is scattered round an extensive level or common, of , on the eastern side of the vale of a rivulet, east-south-east of Colchester. The parish contains 2500 inhabitants, and of fertile land, including hills and valleys, and extending southward to the Flag Creek, a tidal creek which connects with the Colne, near Brightlingsea. The population of the civil parish reduced to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
