During the Tudor period, heretics were dealt with brutally across England. Religious crimes were seen as the most serious, and those sentenced to death for this were usually burned at the stake in front of huge crowds. To change or question the religion of the country was very dangerous, but during the reign of notorious Tudor King, Henry VIII there was an Englishman who wished to bring the word of the Bible to the people. William Tyndale could not understand why the Bible was not in English and able to be read by the people. He petitioned to be allowed to work on a translation but was told this was incredibly serious and was eventually forced out of England to go and work in Germany and Belgium. Whilst here he managed to translate the New Testament and then he smuggled copies of his translation back to England, but it was said that those who possessed a copy would be burned at the stake.

Tyndale could never return back to England, but there were many who wanted him dead including Sir Thomas More. He was sought by heretic hunters and was eventually betrayed and arrested. He was placed on trial for heresy and was sentenced to death for this, to be executed by strangling and then burned at the stake. In front of a huge crowd in a European city, Tyndale was executed in barbaric and brutal scenes. But 3 years after his death, Henry VIII had adopted Tyndale's bible and his translation and every village was ordered across England to go and display a copy of his translation.

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