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Jun 13, 2024 · Foxe’s account of the summer of 1546 is widely cited in books about Catherine, and it serves as a source for the central conflict in Firebrand. But while the tale makes for a good story, “we ...
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Jun 3, 2024 · By John Foxe, published 1563, an account of Christian martyrs throughout Western history from the 1st century through the early 16th centuries, emphasising the sufferings of English Protestants and proto-Protestants from the 14th century through the reign of Mary I.
2 days ago · Law’s book begins with the traditional perception of Cambridge, derived initially from John Foxe, that the university was the ‘cradle of reformation’ in the 1520s, focusing especially on the university’s entanglement with reformation controversies and the state between 1535 and 1547.
2 days ago · The purpose of The Debate on the Crusades is to provide an overview of how the crusades have been interpreted by successive generations of western European (and, latterly, North American) historical commentators since the time of the First Crusade.
6 days ago · John Foxe, in his Book of Martyrs (1563) succeeded in identifying Catholicism, for English people, as synonymous with foreign interference, brutal religious persecution and anti-Christ. The Elizabethan bishop, John Alymer, declared confidently that God is English (p.56).
5 days ago · Published in John Foxe's Acts and Monuments in 1563. Although Edward reigned for only six years and died at the age of 15, his reign made a lasting contribution to the English Reformation and the structure of the Church of England.
Jun 10, 2024 · Each article includes an introduction written by a top scholar in the field. Also includes expert recommendations on the best works available in each discipline – whether it be a chapter, a book, a journal article, a website, an archive, or data set – to streamline the research process.
