![A carving of a bell with the letter A at the Beauchamp Tower, Tower of London, by Thomas Abell](https://www.tudorsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/t13-e1690793604286-150x120.jpg)
As yesterday was the anniversary of the martyrdom of Catholic Thomas Abell, on 30th July 1540, I thought he could be this week’s #MondayMartyr.
Here are some facts about this Henrician martyr:
– Thomas Abell’s birthdate is unknown but he’d been ordained as a Catholic priest by 1513.
– He studied at the University of Oxford, attaining a BA in 1514 and an MA in 1518.
– In 1522, Abell became rector at Great Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire…