
John Foxe
Born 1516 · Died 1587
From Boston, England, United Kingdom · Nationality: Kingdom of England · Writes nonfiction
John Foxe (1516/17 – 18 April 1587) was an English historian and martyrologist, the author of Actes and Monuments (popularly known as Foxe's Book of Martyrs), an account of Christian martyrs throughout Western history, but emphasizing the sufferings of English Protestants and proto-Protestants from the 14th century through the reign of Mary I. Widely owned and read by English Puritans, the book helped to mould British popular opinion about the Catholic Church for several centuries
Quotes
“There is no keeping down of veritie, but it wil spring and come out of dust and ashes, as appeared right well in this man. For though they digged vp his body, burnt his bones, & drowned his ashes, yet þe word of God and truth of his doctrine with the fruit & successe therof they could not burne.”
Acts and Monuments, p. 464
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Books by John Foxe in order
Books by John Foxe in the order they were published, from Book of Martyrs (1563) to Foxe's Book of Martyrs(a Classics Novel by John Foxe);Illustrated (2022).
- 1Book of Martyrs
Book of Martyrs1563 - 2Facsimile of Foxe's Book of Martyrs, 1583<br>Actes and Monum
Facsimile of Foxe's Book of Martyrs, 1583<br>Actes and Monuments of Matters Most Speciall and Memorable2001 - 3El Libro de los Martires
El Libro de los Martires2008 - 4Foxe's Christian Martyrs
Foxe's Christian Martyrs2014 - 5Christ CrucifiedChrist Crucified2017
- 6Foxe's Book of Martyrs - IllustratedFoxe's Book of Martyrs - Illustrated2017
- 7Foxe's Book of MarytrsFoxe's Book of Marytrs2017
- 8Book of Martyrs : Or, a History of the Lives, Sufferings, anBook of Martyrs : Or, a History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths, of the Primitive As Well As Protestant Martyrs2018
- 9New and Complete Book of Martyrs, or, an Universal History oNew and Complete Book of Martyrs, or, an Universal History of Martyrdom2018
- 10Foxe : Voices of the MartyrsFoxe : Voices of the Martyrs2019
- 11Book of the Martyrs of Jesus : :Book of the Martyrs of Jesus : :2020
- 12Books of EnochBooks of Enoch2021
- 13Foxe Voices of the MartrysFoxe Voices of the Martrys2021
- 14Foxe's Book of Martyrs(a Classics Novel by John Foxe
Foxe's Book of Martyrs(a Classics Novel by John Foxe2021 - 15Foxe's Book of Martyrs(a Classics Novel by John Foxe) Illust
Foxe's Book of Martyrs(a Classics Novel by John Foxe) Illustrated Edition2021 - 16Foxe's Book of Martyrs(a Classics Novel by John Foxe);Illust
Foxe's Book of Martyrs(a Classics Novel by John Foxe);Illustrated2022 - 17An Abridgment of the Book of Martyrs: To Which Are Prefixed,
An Abridgment of the Book of Martyrs: To Which Are Prefixed, the Living Testimonies of the Church of God, and Faithful Martyrs, in Different Ages of the World; and the Corrupt Fruits of the False Church, in the Time of the Apostacy - 18An Universal History of Christian Martyrdom
An Universal History of Christian Martyrdom - 19Fox's Book of MatryrsFox's Book of Matryrs
- 20Foxe's Book of Martyrs
Foxe's Book of Martyrs - 21Foxe's Christian Martyrs of the World
Foxe's Christian Martyrs of the World - 22Ridley, Latimer, Cranmer, and Other English MartyrsRidley, Latimer, Cranmer, and Other English Martyrs
- 23The Acts and Monuments of the Church
The Acts and Monuments of the Church - 24The Ecclesiasticall Historie
The Ecclesiasticall Historie