About Henry Filmer
Henry Filmer was a businessperson.
Henry Filmer (died 1543) was a 16th-century English Protestant martyr, one of the Windsor Martyrs, during the reign of Henry VIII.
Filmer was a Protestant tailor and church warden of St John the Baptist Church, Windsor, Berkshire who complained about the overly Catholic sermons of the vicar. He gained the support of the Bishop of Salisbury much to the consternation of a former Catholic mayor of the town, William Simonds.
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Who was Henry Filmer?
English businessman
When did Henry Filmer die?
Henry Filmer died in 1543.
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Henry Filmer was a businessperson.
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