Priest Harbourers in Tudor England

2025-02-27

The Women Who Risked It All. They defied the law. They risked everything. And they paid with their lives. On 27th February 1601, Anne Line was executed for harbouring a Catholic priest. But she wasn’t the only one to suffer in this way. Margaret Clitherow and Margaret Ward were also condemned for protecting outlawed priests in Elizabethan England. In a time when attending Catholic Mass could land you in prison, and sheltering a priest meant a death sentence, these three women stood firm. Their pun...

The Women Who Risked It All. They defied the law. They risked everything. And they paid with their lives.

On 27th February 1601, Anne Line was executed for harbouring a Catholic priest. But she wasn’t the only one to suffer in this way. Margaret Clitherow and Margaret Ward were also condemned for protecting outlawed priests in Elizabethan England.

In a time when attending Catholic Mass could land you in prison, and sheltering a priest meant a death sentence, these three women stood firm. Their punishment? Torture, brutal executions, and posthumous sainthood.

But what drove them to risk everything? Why was harbouring a priest seen as treason? And how did their defiance shape history?

Join me as we uncover the powerful and tragic stories of three women who stood against persecution—and paid the ultimate price.

Could you have done what they did for your beliefs? Listen now to discover their incredible story.

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