What is recorded here
This white commemorative plaque records: Reformation Martyrs Near this place on 16th October 1555 William Wolsey Constable of Welney, Upwell and Outwell Rober Pygot painter from Wisbech were burnt at the stake for their Christian faith Recorded plaque organisation: The City of Ely Perspective.
William Wolsey was a constable from Welney who, along with Robert Pygot, was executed during the Marian persecutions for refusing to renounce Protestantism under Queen Mary I. Their deaths highlight the religious turmoil and persecution of Protestants in England during the 16th century.
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