The Martyrs Memorial in St Giles

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Title

The Martyrs Memorial in St Giles

Subject

Martyrs or traitors?

Description

The Martyrs Memorial on St Giles is a great Gothic structure intended to celebrate three men killed for their rejection of the medieval Church.

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Publisher

Museum of Oxford

Rights

Photo credit (images 1 and 2): Jane Roblin / Art UK, CC BY-NC 4.0

Photo credit (image 3): Anna Clark

Alt text

Image 1: A large stone monument with steps at its feet. There is a cross at the top, a circle of three male statues below, and an inscription at the base of the monument.

Image 2: A close up of the first image. A statue of a man with a fur collar. He has a beard, wears a close-fitting hat and holds a book in one hand.

Image 3: Another close up of a statue of a man.

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