Black and white print depicting William Flower, a 16th-century English Protestant martyr, chained to a stake in St Margaret's churchyard, Westminster, London, the moment before his hand is cut off for the offense of having struck a priest and refusing to accept the Catholic faith, the faggots of wood in the foreground reference his final demise, being burned alive at the same stake only moments after losing his hand, published in the volume 'Errors of the Roman Catholic Church, or, Centuries of Oppression, Persecution and Ruin', 1899. Courtesy Internet Archive. ()

Black and white print depicting William Flower, a 16th-century English Protestant martyr, chained to a stake in St Margaret's churchyard, Westminster, London, the moment before his hand is cut off for the offense of having struck a priest and refusing to accept the Catholic faith, the faggots of wood in the foreground reference his final demise, being burned alive at the same stake only moments after losing his hand, published in the volume 'Errors of the Roman Catholic Church, or, Centuries of Oppression, Persecution and Ruin', 1899. Courtesy Internet Archive. () Stock Photo

RMID:PEDPEK

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Contributor:

Gado Images / Alamy Stock Photo

Image ID:

PEDPEK

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55.3 MB (2.6 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

3513 x 5500 px | 29.7 x 46.6 cm | 11.7 x 18.3 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

1899

Location:

United States

Photographer:

Smith Collection/Gado

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This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage.

Black and white print depicting William Flower, a 16th-century English Protestant martyr, chained to a stake in St Margaret's churchyard, Westminster, London, the moment before his hand is cut off for the offense of having struck a priest and refusing to accept the Catholic faith, the faggots of wood in the foreground reference his final demise, being burned alive at the same stake only moments after losing his hand, published in the volume 'Errors of the Roman Catholic Church, or, Centuries of Oppression, Persecution and Ruin', 1899. Courtesy Internet Archive. ()

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