Adiwik t1_j9ofkw4 wrote
Reply to comment by SeaWitch1031 in TIL that in 1554 Elizabeth Crofts hid in a wall on Aldersgate Street, where she pretended to be a heavenly voice. Reputedly 17,000 people came to listen to her give out anti-Catholic propaganda. by Kurma-the-Turtle
Had she been found she probably would have been burned, but it was so worth it
jervoise t1_j9opzis wrote
She was found, and wasn’t burned
FreekFrealy t1_j9osdy8 wrote
How do you think we know about it if she wasn't found?
Froakiebloke t1_j9oxwtn wrote
She wasn’t burned, likely because she confessed and recanted; except for than the big names like Archbishop Cranmer, the Marian regime largely only burned people who wouldn’t recant their heresies
gaijin5 t1_j9qgdns wrote
You realise England was protestant at this time? Or did not read the article.
Guessing both
Edit: u/lebiro with the real facts. My bad.
lebiro t1_j9qzbqz wrote
This was in the reign of the Catholic Queen Mary - her marriage to the Catholic King Philip of Spain was the thing thatwas agitating Croft and her friends. I don't think Mary had actually burned any Protestants yet at the time of this incident (and Croft certainly wasn't burned), but she certainly did so during her reign.
gaijin5 t1_j9sklzu wrote
Ah fuck you're right. Thanks for expanding on that!
OtisTetraxReigns t1_j9oqhnf wrote
Just as well no one ever found out.
Edit: lol. Don’t think. Just downvote.
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