Above, the martyr George Marsh is burnt at the stake below a barrel of gunpowder, and John Cardmaker and John Warne are burnt at the stake in a marketplace; below, a woman is shamefully exposed to passers-by in a cage on London Bridge. Etching by G. Terry.

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Marsh, George, approximately 1515-1555.

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Above, the martyr George Marsh is burnt at the stake below a barrel of gunpowder, and John Cardmaker and John Warne are burnt at the stake in a marketplace; below, a woman is shamefully exposed to passers-by in a cage on London Bridge. Etching by G. Terry.