6425733 The Martyrdom of William Tyndale, 1810 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Tyndale (1494 ??1536) was an English scholar who became a leading figure in the Protestant Reformation in the years leading up to his execution. He is well known as a translator of the Bible into English. Pictured here being strangled prior to the burning of his body at the Castle of Vilvorde, Antwerp, 1536.); Prismatic Pictures .