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Execution of John Fisher
Cardinal John Fisher is beheaded on Tower Hill, London, for refusing to acknowledge King Henry VIII as head of the Church of England
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- John Fisher, British Catholic clergyman (Bishop of Rochester, 1504-35; Cardinal, 1535), martyr, and saint, executed and beheaded by order of Henry VIII at about 65
Died in 1535 1535 Highlights
About June 22, 1535
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 488 years, 10 months and 24 days
Leap Year: No
Star Sign: Cancer
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