Anne Askew

 Anne Askew

Born in 1521, she belonged to one of the wealthiest families in the North. Her father was one of the judges in Anne Boleyn’s trial.

Anne expressed her independence early on. Her father married her off against her will.

She was a staunch Protestant and her chosen husband was a Catholic.
Due to her liberty of expression, Anne was cast away by her husband, and she went to London, where she dangerously began to preach the new faith publicly.

In 1546, the English church was reformed, but spreading Calvin's teachings was considered heretical.

She was once arrested but released. Even so, Anne didn't care and continued her activities.

She was arrested a second time in July 1546 and was one of the few women tortured on the rack in the Tower by Wriothesley and Rich.

The head behind this affair was, of course, Bishop Gardiner, and the final target was Catherine Parr.

Although subjected to torture enough to render her unable to stand afterwards, Anne didn't confess or implicate the Queen.
She was so broken that she had to be taken on a chair to her execution place, where she was burned at the stake.

 " Martyrdom of Anne Askew " the New York public library digital collections 1869.