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Foxes Book of Martyrs

I don’t like abridged versions of important books but sometimes it helps to be able to read through a history quickly to refresh one’s memory.  John Foxe (1516-1587) lived through the terrible times of “bloody” Mary Tudor of England.  He researched his book partly in exile on the continent and partly in the UK speaking […]

Foxe’s Book of Martyrs (abridged)

Every Christian ought to have this classic in his/her library.  This abridged version (95 pages) is only a synopsis of the original work (371 pages) and should be used only as a “brush up” to remind you of these events.  These are the accounts of the early church persecutions, the Inquisition, and the days of […]