Escape to Germany - The Persecuted Parson and the Vicious Soldier
Mon, 12 May
|Salvation Army Hall
John Dodsworth
Time & Location
12 May 2025, 19:30 – 21:00
Salvation Army Hall, Alma Parade, Scarborough YO11 1SJ, UK
About the event
This talk is about a Protestant cleric, who is imprisoned three times during the reign of Henry VIII but recants to escape martyrdom. Marries during the reign of Edward VI and becomes Rector of Settrington but refuses to divorce in Mary Tudor's reign and needs money to escape the burnings. Robert Wisdome's source of cash is a Catholic member of the gentry, Francis Aslaby, much of whose money comes from pillage during the wars against the Scots - an unholy alliance. This talk includes details of the Seamer Rising of 1548. [Wisdome and Aslaby are spelt as the records]
The speaker is John Dodsworth, BA(Hons), MA, PGCE, Cert. Loc. His. A retired teacher of history and religious studies. John is a former Local History Tutor for the WEA and the last thirteen years of his career were at St Peter's School, York.
Refreshments are available from 7pm and the talk will start at…