Lichfield burning

The last person in Britain to be burned at the stake for heresy was Edward Wightman. The reason I mention this gruesome fact is that it took place in the cathedral city of Lichfield, right here in Staffordshire, exactly 400 years ago to the day – on April 11, 1612.

I’m not sure that this is an occasion we want to remember, but the Lichfield Council has decided that we shall – like it or not – so there are commemoration events today.
Hmm.

Link: Lichfield Civic Events Diary