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John Foxe (1516 /1517 – 18 April 1587) was an English clergyman, theologian, and historian, notable for his martyrology Actes and Monuments (otherwise Foxe's Book of Martyrs), telling of Christian martyrs throughout Western history, but particularly the sufferings of English Protestants and proto-Protestants from the 14th century ...
John Foxe (born 1516, Boston, Lincolnshire, Eng.—died April 18, 1587, Cripplegate, London) was an English Puritan preacher and author of The Book of Martyrs, a graphic and polemic account of those who suffered for the cause of Protestantism.
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Jan 4, 2022 · John Foxe (also spelled Fox, 1516—1587) was an English Puritan preacher and church historian. As a youth, Foxe’s brilliance was recognized, and at Oxford University he earned a master’s degree and a fellowship (similar to a modern scholarship) at Magdalen College.
John Foxe. Martyrologist. "What storms and tempests it [the church] hath overpast, wondrous it is to behold." The works of church historians rarely influence history itself, but John Foxe's...
The Actes and Monuments (full title: Actes and Monuments of these Latter and Perillous Days, Touching Matters of the Church), popularly known as Foxe's Book of Martyrs, is a work of Protestant history and martyrology by Protestant English historian John Foxe, first published in 1563 by John Day.
Apr 28, 2010 · Learn about John Foxe, the English Reformer who wrote a history of Christian martyrs from the early church to his own time. Discover how his work inspired generations of Christians and influenced the English identity and culture.
Explore the four editions of John Foxe's protestant martyrology, published between 1563 and 1583. Search, view, and compare the texts, illustrations, and sources of this monumental work of early English printing.
