William Askew

Sir William Askew (also spelled Ascough or Ainscough or Ascue; 1490–1540[1] or 1541[2]) was a gentleman at the court of Henry VIII of England.

He was born the eldest son of Sir William Askew of Stallingborough, Lincolnshire, who he succeeded in 1510.

[citation needed] He was described as a welcome guest in Mary's household in 1536,[3] His daughter, Anne Askew, married Thomas Kyme.

Her repudiation of this marriage and her disbelief in the doctrine of transubstantiation led to her torture and execution, burnt at the stake in 1546.

[citation needed] William Askew died in 1541, five years before his daughter's execution.