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The Book of Martyrs

work by Foxe

Also known as: “Actes and monuments of these latter and perillous dayes”, “Acts and Monuments”

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discussed in biography

In John Foxe
…Puritan preacher and author of The Book of Martyrs, a graphic and polemic account of those who suffered for the cause of Protestantism. Widely read, often the most valued book beside the Bible in the households of English Puritans, it helped shape popular opinion about Roman Catholicism for at least…
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influence on Shakespeare’s “King John”

In King John
…and Monuments (1563), known as The Book of Martyrs. Shakespeare made few changes to the plot in his version, but the dialogue and insights about the characters are all his own.
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