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Thomas Aikenhead
Scottish student, last person in Britain executed for blasphemy · Actors · Lived 1676 to 1697 · aged 21
Thomas Aikenhead was a Scottish student from Edinburgh, who was prosecuted and executed at the age of 20, on a charge of blasphemy under the Blasphemy Act 1661 and Blasphemy Act 1695. He was the last person in Great Britain to be executed for blasphemy.
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About this person
His execution occurred 85 years after the death of Edward Wightman (1612), the last person to be burned at the stake for heresy in England.
Category
Actors
Type
TV Personality
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1676 to 1697 · aged 21
