On 29 February 1528, twenty-four year old Patrick Hamilton was brought before an ecclesiastical tribunal at St Andrews Cathedral and convicted of preaching the heretical doctrines of Martin Luther. He was burnt at the stake on North Street, outside St Salvator’s Chapel on the same day.

Here you can find out more about the life, trial and execution of Patrick Hamilton. This site is intended to complement an evening organised by the St Andrews Institute of Legal and Constitutional Research at the Byre Theatre on 6 May, 7-9pm. All are welcome to this event, in which dramatised aspects of the trial will be followed by a debate about the issues from Hamilton's case which remain relevant today.