He was executed on Tower Hill on 22 June 1535.Fuller, Thomas. The Church History of Britain, Vol 2. London: Thomas Tegg, 1842. pp. 61-63. The execution had the opposite effect from that which King Henry VIII intended, as it created yet another parallel with that of the martyrdom of St. John the Baptist, who was also beheaded; his death also happened on the feast day of Saint Alban, the first martyr of Britain.
He was executed on Tower Hill on 22 June 1535.Fuller, Thomas. The Church History of Britain, Vol 2 London: Thomas Tegg, 1842. pp. 61-63. The execution had the opposite effect from that which King Henry VIII intended, as it created yet another parallel with that of the martyrdom of St. John the Baptist, who was also beheaded; his death also happened on the feast day of Saint Alban, the first martyr of Britain.