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About Thomas Aikenhead
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Thomas Aikenhead (c. March 1676 – 8 January 1697) was a Scottish student from Edinburgh, who was prosecuted and executed at the age of 20 on a charge of blasphemy under the Act against Blasphemy 1661 and Act against Blasphemy 1695. He was the last person in Great Britain to be executed for blasphemy. 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.
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Thomas Aikenhead's Timeline
| 1676 |
March 28, 1676
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Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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| 1697 |
January 8, 1697
Age 20
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Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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