Alice Arden | |
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Born | 1516 |
Died | 1551 (aged 35) Canterbury, Kent |
Nationality | English |
Criminal charge | Petty treason (murder of a man by his wife) |
Criminal penalty | Death by burning |
Spouse | Thomas Arden |
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Alice Arden (1516–1551) was an English murderer. She was the daughter of John Brigantine and Alice Squire, who conspired to have her husband, Thomas Arden of Faversham, murdered so she could carry on with a long-term affair with a tailor, Richard Moseby. The murder took place on 14 February 1551. She was tried, convicted, and burnt at the stake for her part in the murder.