Askew, ANNE

Askew, ANNE, Protestant martyr, was born of gentle parentage near Grimsby, Lincolnshire, in 1521. Early embracing the views of the Reformers, she was turned out of doors by her husband, a zealous Roman Catholic. On this she went up to London to sue for a separation; but in 1545 she was arrested on a charge of heresy, and was examined by the Bishop of London and others on the doctrine of transubstantiation. After further examination and torture by the rack, she was burned at the stake, in Smithfield, July 18, 1546.