For the crime of sheltering Roman Catholic priests in her home, which was made illegal in Britain in 1583 during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, St. Margaret Clitherow was executed by being placed under an 800-pound weight with her arms tied straight out in the form of a crucifix and was slowly crushed to death. Her martyrdom took place in York, Yorkshire, England, on March 25, 1586.
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