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A blog by Elena Maria Vidal.
Richard Topcliffe, that infamous hater of priests, that torturer of many
historical figures known and lesser known such as Jesuit Robert
Southwell, John Gerard and Henry Garnet, Swithun Wells, Edmund Gennings
and Polydore Plasden. Richard Topcliffe features in many films about
the lives of the English Martyrs especially 28 year old priest Plasden
who was tortured and eventually hanged at the infamous triple Tyburn
tree despite the attempted intervention of Sir Walter Raleigh. (Read more.)
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Courteous comments are welcome. If a comment is not published, it may be due to a technical error. At any rate, do not take offense; it is nothing personal. Slanderous comments will not be published. Anonymity may be tolerated, but politeness is required.
I would like to respond to every comment but my schedule renders it impossible to do so. Please know that I appreciate those who take the time to share their thoughts.