What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Near this spot in January 1557 two men of Kent John Phillpot of Tenterden and Thomas Stephens of Biddenden were burnt at the stake for their faith Recorded plaque organisation: Wye Historical Society.
John Phillpot and Thomas Stephens were Protestant martyrs burned at the stake during the reign of Queen Mary I for refusing to renounce their religious beliefs, highlighting the period's religious persecution.
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