because Queen Mary I, of England (Bloody Mary),a Catholic, declared all Protestants (like Latimer and Ridley) fair game
Queen mary, threy were accused of heresy.
The reason why they killed Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley was in order to scare the Protestants into conforming to Catholicism. Mary I of England sentenced them to being burnt on a stake.
It is important to remember the History of Hugh Latimer and Nicolas Ridley so that future generations don't make the same mistakes that were made in the past.
They were 2 bishops from the Tudor reign who were murdered :) ridleys brother was the one who draped 2 bags of gunpowder around their necks and then set fire to the stake.
thomas edison inspired Lewis Latimer
it was in oxford, London on the 16th October 1555
Oct 16, 1555 was a Wednesday.
He died for his religious beliefs...He and Nicholas Ridley were martyrs.
latimer and ridley
latimer and ridley were 2 bishops from the Tudor reign but they were also protestants. Martyrs, Commited Heresy, Heretics.
Queen Mary or Bloody Mary was the one who killed the now martys Latimer and Ridley. they were killed at the stake in the centre of Oxford.
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Latimer and Ridley were both Anglican clerics and martyrs, burnt on 16 October 1555 by Queen "Bloody" Mary because they refused to recant and return to the Roman Catholic faith. Latimer prayed at great length while Ridley writhed and screamed. Latimer said to him, in a famous quotation, "Be of good comfort, Master Ridley, and play the man: we shall this day light such a candle by God's grace in England, as I trust shall never be put out."
Queen Mary Tudor (1516-1558), who burned Protestants like Latimer and Ridley, and nearly had her own sister Elizabeth executed.
Hugh Latimer was bishop to both the Worchester (before the reformation) as well as a bishop of the Church of England and Chaplain to King Edward VI. Latimer was burned at the stake for his beliefs and teachings under the reign of Mary I and Nicholas Ridley was his executioner. He is believed to have made this quote prior to his death.
Later Captain Beatty reveals the context of the quote, explaining, "A man named Latimer said that to a man named Nicholas Ridley, as they were being burnt alive at Oxford, for heresy, on October 16, 1555." (pg. 40) This indicates the woman's willingness to die for her books, and that the reason she was being burned was for heresy just as Latimer and Ridley were. Beatty's ability to explain this also adds depth to his character, as he must have read that information to recall what it came from.
Queen mary, threy were accused of heresy.