Taylor opposed some catholic teachings including celibacy of priests so was an easy target for Foster. He was arrested and tried for heresy and burned at the stake at Aldham Common in February 1555.”
Parishioners in Hadleigh erected a monument to Taylor in 1818 at the exact spot where he was executed, which is still there.
Next on the list was East Bergholt priest Robert Samuel, who also opposed celibacy.
He was first sacked from his job and then caught visiting congregation members and his wife - prompting his arrest by Foster, imprisonment first in Ipswich and then Norwich gaol where he was tortured.
Taylor opposed some catholic teachings including celibacy of priests so was an easy target for Foster. He was arrested and tried for heresy and burned at the stake at Aldham Common in February 1555.”
Parishioners in Hadleigh erected a monument to Taylor in 1818 at the exact spot where he was executed, which is still there.
Next on the list was East Bergholt priest Robert Samuel, who also opposed celibacy.
He was first sacked from his job and then caught visiting congregation members and his wife - prompting his arrest by Foster, imprisonment first in Ipswich and then Norwich gaol where he was tortured.