The first person that Queen Mary I burned at the stake was John Rogers, a Protestant reformer. He was executed on February 4, 1555, for heresy due to his opposition to Catholic doctrine and his role in translating The Bible into English. Rogers' execution marked the beginning of a series of persecutions against Protestants during Mary I's reign, known as the Marian Persecutions.
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