Anne Askew (sometimes spelled Ayscough or Ascue), married name Anne Kyme (1521 – 16 July 1546), [1] was an English writer, poet, and Protestant preacher who was condemned as a …

Apr 15, 2024 · In 1545, Anne Askew was arrested and interrogated about the tenets of her faith, such as transubstantiation, Christ’s sufficiency, and her views on purgatory. She answered …

Aug 1, 2018 · Anne Askew’s life (c. 1521-1546) was one of many made famous by John Foxe in his book of Martyrs in 1563, though at the time of her death in 1546 the crowd that came to …

Aug 26, 2022 · But one young woman who was able to read the Bible was Anne Askew (born, 1521). Married off to Thomas Kyme by her gentleman father (for financial reasons), Anne had …

Askew, Anne (c. 1521–1546)English Protestant martyr whose adherence to Sacramentarian doctrines led to her execution and subsequent renown as one of the heroines of the English …

Jul 16, 2025 · That makes “The first and lattre examinacyon of Anne Askewe”, written by Anne Askew herself, a remarkable account of her interrogation and illegal torture for heresy in 1540s …

ANNE ASKEW (1521-1546), protestant martyr, was the second daughter of Sir William Askew, or Ayscough, knight, who is generally stated to be of Kelsey in Lincolnshire.

Born about 1521, the daughter of a knight, Anne was married and may have had children, but the marriage was troubled. However, Anne was educated and when she read her Bible, she …

Aug 17, 2024 · Anne Askew, also spelt Ayscough or Ainscough, was born around 1521, probably at the family home at Stallingborough, near Grimsby in Lincolnshire. She was the daughter of …

Sep 16, 2016 · Askew was one of the first female poets to compose in the English language. In this very short biography of Anne Askew, we sketch out the interesting and noteworthy …