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The Rope That Held a Saint: Tyburn's Last Words

The Rope That Held a Saint: Tyburn's Last Words

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A brilliant scholar rises to England’s heights, then becomes the kingdom’s most wanted man. How does a life of such promise lead to a Tyburn execution?

The Rope That Held a Saint: Tyburn's Last Words

This episode delves into the life of Edmund Campion, a bookseller's son who became a celebrated academic and orator, only to find himself on a collision course with the English crown. Discover the choices and beliefs that transformed a rising star into a condemned man.

Person: Edmund Campion
Born: January 1540
Location: Paternoster Row, London
Queen: Mary Tudor, Elizabeth I
Event: English Reformation

- Edmund Campion, at 13, delivered a formal Latin address to Queen Mary Tudor, securing a sponsorship for Oxford.
- He earned multiple degrees and was ordained a deacon in the Church of England, seemingly on a clear path to advancement.
- Troubled by the oath of supremacy to the crown, Campion left Oxford in 1569 and traveled to Ireland.
- After fleeing Ireland under a false name, he walked to Douai and then to Rome, where he joined the Jesuit order.
- Campion spent six years teaching in Prague before being designated for a secret mission back to England.

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