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John Forest
1538May, 22

John Forest

John Forest, English friar and martyr (b. 1471)
John Forest (1471 – 22 May 1538) was an English Franciscan Friar and martyr. Confessor to Queen Catherine of Aragon, Forest was burned to death at Smithfield for heresy, in that he refused to acknowledge the King as head of the church.

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