#OTD 20th May 1535 The incarcerated John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, was made a Cardinal by Pope Paul III. #JohnFisher #BishopofRochester #CardinalFisher #PopePaulIII #Tudors #History

#OTD 20th May 1535 The incarcerated John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, was made a Cardinal by Pope Paul III. This appointment did not make any difference to his treatment as he was executed on 22nd June 1535. #JohnFisher #BishopofRochester #CardinalFisher #Tudors #History

#OTD 20th May 1535 The incarcerated John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, was made a Cardinal by Pope Paul III. This appointment did not make any difference to his treatment as he was executed on 22nd June 1535. #JohnFisher #BishopofRochester #CardinalFisher #Tudors #History

#OTD 20th May 1535 The incarcerated John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, was made a Cardinal by Pope Paul III. #JohnFisher #BishopofRochester #CardinalFisher #PopePaulIII #KingHenryVIII #Tudors #History

22 June 1535 - Cardinal John Fisher, who had been found guilt of treason for refusing to acknowledge King Henry VIII as head of the Church of England, is beheaded at Tower Hill, London. #OTD #TowerHill #CardinalFisher #KingHenryVIII

#OTD 20th May 1535 The incarcerated John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, was made a Cardinal by Pope Paul III. #JohnFisher #BishopofRochester #CardinalFisher #PopePaulIII #KingHenryVIII #Tudors #History

English martyrs #SaintThomasMore (1478–1535) & #SaintJohnFisher (1469–1535), depicted in Stained glass. #God #Jesus #HolySpirit #Christian #Catholic #Catolico #Faith #Church #ThomasMore #JohnFisher #BishopFisher #CardinalFisher #ActofSuccession #KingHenryVIII #Tudors #History