On this day in Tudor history, 4th March 1590, Christopher Bales met a brutal and unjust end on the streets of London. His crime? Simply being a Catholic priest. Under Elizabeth I’s strict anti-Catholic laws, his faith was seen as treason—and his punishment was death.
But who was Christopher Bales? And why was England so determined to silence men like him? In this gripping tale of faith, persecution, and execution, I uncover the tragic story of a man who refused to betray his beliefs, even under the cruel hands of the infamous priest-hunter Richard Topcliffe.
Bales’ execution, alongside those who harboured him, highlights the dangerous reality for Catholics in Elizabethan England.
Was he truly a threat to the state, or was he a martyr for his faith? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.
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