Edmund Bonner

Edmund Bonner (also Boner; c. 1500 – 5 September 1569), Bishop of London, was an English bishop. Initially an instrumental figure in the schism of Henry VIII from Rome, he was antagonized by the Protestant reforms introduced by Somerset and reconciled himself to Roman Catholicism. He became notorious as Bloody Bonner for his role in the persecution of heretics under the Catholic government of Mary I of England, and ended his life as a prisoner under Queen Elizabeth.

Read more about Edmund Bonner:  Early Life, An Agent of Royal Supremacy, Realignment With Catholicism, Under Elizabeth, Bonner in Historical Memory