Acts and Monuments
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Acts and Monuments is a 16th-century Protestant martyrology by John Foxe that chronicles the sufferings and executions of religious reformers in England, especially under Catholic rule.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Actes and Monuments | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Protestant literature
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historical work ⓘ martyrology ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Foxe's Book of Martyrs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
English Reformation
NERFINISHED
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Protestant Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | John Foxe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronicles |
executions of Protestant martyrs
ⓘ
sufferings of religious reformers ⓘ |
| circulatedIn | early modern England ⓘ |
| commissionedOrSupportedBy | English Protestant establishment ⓘ |
| contains |
biographical accounts of martyrs
ⓘ
documents and letters related to trials ⓘ woodcut illustrations of martyrdoms ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| emphasizes | suffering for religious conscience ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Reformation studies
ⓘ
church history ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1563 ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod |
Tudor England
NERFINISHED
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reign of Mary I of England ⓘ |
| genre |
Protestant polemic
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martyrology ⓘ religious history ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
fourth edition 1583
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second edition 1570 ⓘ third edition 1576 ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacterType | Protestant reformers ⓘ |
| historicalReliability | partly polemical ⓘ |
| historicalScope | medieval period to 16th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
English Protestant identity
ⓘ
anti-Catholic sentiment in England ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed narratives of Marian persecutions
ⓘ
shaping popular memory of martyrs in England ⓘ |
| opposes | Roman Catholic Church authority ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Actes and Monuments of these latter and perillous dayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysAsOppressors | Catholic authorities ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| readBy | English Protestants ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | Protestant ⓘ |
| subject |
Catholic persecution of reformers
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English Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ Protestant martyrs ⓘ religious persecution ⓘ |
| usedAs |
didactic text
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source for Protestant preaching ⓘ |
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Actes and Monuments