Foxe's Book of Martyrs
/ˌfɒksɪz ˌbʊk əv ˈmɑːtəz/
/ˌfɑːksɪz ˌbʊk əv ˈmɑːrtərz/
(also Acts and Monuments of these Latter and Perilous Days
/ˌækts ən ˌmɒnjumənts əv ðiːz ˌlætər ən ˌperələs ˈdeɪz/
/ˌækts ən ˌmɑːnjumənts əv ðiːz ˌlætər ən ˌperələs ˈdeɪz/
)- a book (1554) written by John Foxe (1516-87). It describes the deaths of the many British Protestants who were killed because of their religious beliefs when the Catholic Mary I was queen. The book, with its frightening descriptions and illustrations, influenced many British people against Roman Catholics.
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Foxe's Book of Martyrs