Foxe's Book Of Martyrs List. One of foxe’s opponents, however, called it (in the colorful language of the day) “a huge dungpile full of stinking martyrs,” while the british government decreed that it should be placed in every cathedral and parish library, along with holy writ itself, It had expanded by 1570, the year of elizabeth's excommunication,
Jan de bakker, 1525, burned at the stake; August 25, 2007 [ebook #22400] language: The life, state, and story of the reverend pastor and prelate thomas cranmer, archbishop of canterbury, martyr.
The book first appeared in 1563.
$16.95 save 41% ($6.96) 5 out of 5 stars for foxe's book of martyrs, christian classic ( 13 reviews) in stock. Foxe's book of martyrs, a lurid piece of propaganda detailing the suffering and death of protestants executed during queen mary's attempt to turn england back to rome. We have placed foxe's book of martyrs among our list of good books to read and study for two reasons: St thomas more, 1535, executed;