Europe, British Isles, South-West England, Wiltshire, Salisbury

 Fisherton Gallows George Inn Salisbury Cathedral Arundells House, Salisbury Cathedral Close Malmesbury House, Salisbury Cathedral Close Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum Salisbury Marketplace, Wiltshire St Martin's Church, Salisbury St Thomas' Church, Salisbury

Salisbury, Wiltshire is in Wiltshire.

1469 Execution of Warwick's Supporters

1483 Buckingham's Rebellion

1556 Salisbury Execution of Protestant Martyrs

Europe, British Isles, South-West England, Wiltshire, Salisbury, Devizes Road Cemetery

On 22 Sep 1934 Cecil Herbert Edward Chubb 1st Baronet (age 58) died at his home Rothwell Dene, Bournemouth. He was buried at Devizes Road Cemetery, Salisbury. His son John Corbin Chubb 2nd Baronet (age 30) succeeded 2nd Baronet Chubb of Stonehenge in Wiltshire.

Europe, British Isles, South-West England, Wiltshire, Salisbury, Fisherton Gallows [Map]

Foxe's Book of Martyrs. 24 Mar 1556. Those articles thus answered, (for their articles were one, and their answers in manner like,) the chancellor read their condemnation, and so delivered them to the sheriff: Then spake John Spicer, saying; "O Master Sheriff, now must you be their butcher, that you may be guilty also with them of innocent blood before the Lord." This was the twenty-hird day of March, anno 1556; and the twenty-fourth day of the same month they were carried out of the common gaol [Map] to a place betwixt Salisbury and Wilton, where were two posts set for them to be burnt at: which men coming to the place, kneeled down, and made their prayers secretly together; and then, being disclothed to their shirts, John Maundrel spake with a loud voice, "Not for all Salisbury;" which words men judged to be an answer to the sheriff, which offered him the queen's pardon if he would recant. And after that in like manner spake John Spicer, saying, "This is the joyfullest day that ever I saw." Thus were they three burnt at two stakes; where most constantly they gave their bodies to the fire, and their souls to the Lord, for testimony of his truth.

Note. Tradition suggests they were burned at the location of the Spike, indicating a stake or, subsequently, a gallows, indicated 'S' bottom left on John Speed's map of 1611.

Europe, British Isles, South-West England, Wiltshire, Salisbury, George Inn [Map]

Pepy's Diary. 10 Jun 1668. Thence set out with a guide, who saw us to Newmarket-heath, and then left us, 3s. 6d. So all over the Plain by the sight of the steeple, the Plain high and low, to Salisbury, by night; but before I come to the town, I saw a great fortification, and there 'light, and to it and in it; and find it prodigious, so as to frighten me to be in it all alone at that time of night, it being dark. I understand, since, it to be that, that is called Old Sarum [Map]. Come to the George Inne [Map], where lay in a silk bed; and very good diet. To supper; then to bed.

Europe, British Isles, South-West England, Wiltshire, Salisbury Cathedral Close

Europe, British Isles, South-West England, Wiltshire, Salisbury Cathedral Close, Arundells House [Map]

After 1603 Richard Montpesson retired to Salisbury where he largely rebuilt the house known as Arundells House, Salisbury Cathedral Close [Map].

Europe, British Isles, South-West England, Wiltshire, Salisbury Cathedral Close, Bishop's Palace

On 02 Aug 1618 William Cavendish 1st Earl Devonshire (age 65) was created 1st Earl Devonshire, at the Bishop's Palace, Salisbury Cathedral. Elizabeth Boughton Countess Devonshire (age 50) by marriage Countess Devonshire.

Europe, British Isles, South-West England, Wiltshire, Salisbury Cathedral Close, Malmesbury House [Map]

On 22 Dec 1780 James Harris (age 71) died at Malmesbury House, Salisbury Cathedral Close [Map]. On 28 Dec 1780 he was buried at Salisbury Cathedral [Map]. There is a memorial in the South Transept.

Europe, British Isles, South-West England, Salisbury Cathedral Close, Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum [Map]

2300BC. Stonehenge Archer [Map] is remains of a man aged around thirty at his death who died around 2300BC found in the Outer Ditch of Stonehenge. With his remains were a stone wrist guard and a number of flint arrowheads. Several of the arrowheads' tips were located in the skeleton's bones, suggesting that the man had been killed by them.

In 1978 his remains were excavated by Richard J C Atkinson and Professor John G Evans. The remains are now in display in Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum [Map].

Europe, British Isles, South-West England, Wiltshire, Salisbury Marketplace [Map]

On 17 Jan 1469 Warwick's supporters were executed in Salisbury Marketplace [Map] in the presence of King Edward IV of England (age 26):

Thomas Hungerford was beheaded. His father Robert Hungerford 3rd Baron Hungerford 1st Baron Moleyns had been executed five years previously after the Battle of Hexham.

Henry Courtenay was beheaded.

On 02 Nov 1483 Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham (age 29) was beheaded in Salisbury Marketplace [Map] for his part in the rebellion. His son Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham (age 5) succeeded 8th Earl Stafford, 9th Baron Stafford.

On 24 Mar 1556 Protestant Martyrs Willam Coberley, John Maundrel and John Spicer were burned at the stake in Salisbury Marketplace, Wiltshire [Map].

Henry Machyn's Diary. 06 Mar 1557. The sam day was hangyd at Salysbere in the markett plasse [Map] the lord Sturtun (age 37) for the deth of old master Argylle and yong Argyll ys sune; the wyche they wher shamfully murdered by the lord, and dyvers of ys servandes; the wyche he mad grett lamentasyon at ys deth for that wyllfull ded that was done, and sayd as he was on the ladder (unfinished).

Europe, British Isles, South-West England, Wiltshire, Salisbury, St Martin's Church [Map]

On or before 10 Oct 1814, probably on 02 Oct 1814 Francis Webb (age 65) died. He was buried on 10 Oct 1814 at St Martin's Church, Salisbury [Map].

Europe, British Isles, South-West England, Wiltshire, Salisbury, St Thomas' Church [Map]

On 01 Dec 1800 Rear-Admiral John Stanhope (age 56) died at Salisbury. He was buried at St Thomas' Church, Salisbury [Map].