Protestant believer and preacher Anne Askew is burnt at
Smithfield for denying the doctrine of transubstantiation. She was
brutally treated on the rack before her execution, the only woman
on record in England as having been tortured before being burnt at
the stake.
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Editors, Litencyc. "Anne Askew is burnt at Smithfield for denying transubstantiation". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=14737, accessed 06 May 2024.]
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