The Holy Maid of Kent's Fate

This woman is the only nun in history whose head was placed on a spike at London Bridge.

Elizabeth Barton, known as the "Holy Maid of Kent," began as a simple peasant but rose to fame

through terrifying, trance-like visions. She claimed direct communication with the Virgin Mary,

predicting future events with unsettling accuracy. For years, she was a celebrated

mystic, protected by the highest powers of the Catholic Church. She was untouchable—until

she made one fatal mistake. She prophesied that if King Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn,

he would lose his throne and die a villain's death within a month. To the King,

this was not prophecy; it was treason. Henry had her arrested and tortured into confessing her miracles