Beschreibung
Erhaltung: vz | Abkürzungen
Material: Silber
Gewicht: 9,90 g
Durchmesser: 28,00 mm
Switzerland, Geneva. Silver Medal circa 1725, Bishop Nicholas Ridley, burned alive in Oxford in 1555, by Jean Dassier, medal from Dassiers Protestant Reformers series, Silver 28 mm , weight 9,90 g., Condition XF, damaged cut edge, nice dark patina, rare in silver
Nicholas Ridley was born in Tynedale, 1500, educated at Newcastle, and at Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, of which he was elected Master in October 1540. He was made Canon of Canterbury in 1541, and of Westminster in 1545. In April 1550 he was elected Bishop of London, but on Marys accession sent to the Tower, and deprived of his see. In September 1555 he was tried for heresy by Commissioners appointed by Cardinal Pole, and burnt together with Latimer at Oxford 16 Oct. 1555.
source: britishmuseum.org
