In 1555, John Rogers, a biblical translator, was the first Protestant to be burned at the stake. In total, almost 300 Protestants were persecuted during Mary's reign, including that of Bishops Ridley and Latimer in 1555, and Cramner in 1556.
Why did Mary persecute Protestants?
- She was determined to re-impose Catholicism by burning 'heretics' whom she believed had been corrupted by the Protestant faith.
- She was a victim of her Father's reformation.
- The greatest concentration of Protestants was in the South-East, near London.
- Spread fear.
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