Foxe’s Book of Martyrs

Description

Originally published in 1554, this is an account of Christian martyrs throughout Western history but emphasizing the sufferings of English Protestants and proto-Protestants from the fourteenth century through the reign of Mary I. Widely owned and read by English Puritans, the book helped mould British popular opinion about the Catholic Church for several centuries. This 1926 abridged edition, edited by William Byron Forbush was originally published in 1926.

Production notes: This ebook of Foxe’s Book of Martyrs was published by Global Grey in 2019.