Thomas Becket, I think.
Thomas More
Because Scotland refused to be ruled by England.
he refused to recongnize japans territorial gains.
The New Netherland governor that refused to surrender to England was Peter Stuyvesant. He refused to surrender because of an issue over territorial rights between the Dutch and English settlements in the New World.
The Quakers were mistreated in England because of their religious beliefs.
Christians refused to worship Roman gods.
Sir Thomas More was beheaded. For more information visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_More.
To recognize the border
Thomas More refused to recognize Henry VIII as supreme head of the Church of England. As a result of his actions, he was beheaded.
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Mexico, still refused to recognize Texas' Independence.
They refused to recognize their sovereignty and to uphold the treaties they made with them.
Oklahoma
It refused to recognize its borders.
Polycarp
The fact that you are already a Christian allows you to go to any Christian church. However not all so called Christian churches practice what they preach. If you are not a member of a particular Christian church you may not be allowed admittance. Thankfully there are few of these about. When my wife and I asked to be married in her local Christian Church of England we were refused as my wife did not attend that church even though she was a Christian.
That's idiotic; she was already a Christian.
Local authorities refused to recognize the citizenship of the affranchis