Quakers William Robinson and Marmaduke Stephenson are hanged in Boston by the Puritans. Mary Dyer was also scheduled to be hanged however, her life was spared by a last minute reprieve. The day after her reprieve, Mary wrote to the General Court refusing to accept her pardon's terms.
While the General Court attempted to soften the terms, Mary left for Rhode Island only to return in the spring of 1660. She was resolute; either the authorities would change their laws or they would need to hang a woman. She was publicly hanged on June 1, 1660. More
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