John Foxe, Actes and Monuments

Devori Kimbro (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga)

Ed. by J A Roe, University of York
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.03: English Writing and Culture: Renaissance (Elizabethan and Jacobean periods) , 1485-1625.
Vol. editors: William M. Hamlin (Washington State University), J A Roe (University of York), Virginia Mason Vaughan (Clark University), Ema Vyroubalova (Trinity College Dublin)

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First circulation or publication 1545 - 1583

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England (Country of Origin)

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Religion and Spirituality (any)
- Religious writing

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John Foxe first published his massively popular and influential

Acts and Monuments

on March 20, 1563. Later known as

Foxe’s Book of Martyrs

, the lengthy book is best known for depicting the martyrdoms of English Protestants executed during the reigns of Henry VIII and Mary I (“Bloody” Mary). Also included in the volume are the accounts of the martyrdoms of several notable early Christians like St. Stephen and St. Mark, the history of the medieval church, and a history of Wycliffite and Lollardite reformation movements. The narratives are accompanied by more than sixty woodcut illustrations – a massive undertaking for the time. The first edition was published just five years after Elizabeth came to the English throne after her sister Mary died, and celebrates the restoration of…

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Citation: Kimbro, Devori. "Actes and Monuments". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 31 March 2014 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=6856, accessed 03 December 2024.]

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