John Foxe: Chronicler of Protestant Martyrs

John Foxe

An English clergyman, theologian, historian, and reformer. He is best known as the author of Actes and Monuments, commonly called Foxe's Book of Martyrs, which chronicled the history of Protestant martyrs. Converting to Protestantism near the end of Henry VIII's reign, he left Oxford University and was active as a reformist clergyman during the reign of Edward VI. Following Mary I's accession, he went into exile on the Continent, writing histories of religious persecution in Strasbourg, Basel, and elsewhere. Returning to England after Elizabeth I ascended the throne, he published the English edition of Actes and Monuments in 1563. His work significantly influenced the memory of the English Reformation and Protestant martyrs.

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1517	Birth of John Foxe (Period: c. 1516 or 1517 (exact date unknown), Location: Boston, Lincolnshire)
1538	Burning of William Cowbridge (John Foxe, Age: 21 years old, Period: September 1538, Location: London, England)
1540	Conversion to Protestantism (John Foxe, Age: 23 years old, Period: Early 1540s, Location: Oxford, England)
1545	Resignation from Oxford University (John Foxe, Age: 28 years old, Period: 1545, Location: Oxford, England)
1547	Marriage (John Foxe, Agnes Randall, Age: 30 years old, Period: February 3, 1547, Location: England (exact location not clear from historical records))
1552	Beginning of Writing Actes and Monuments (John Foxe, Age: 35 years old, Period: 1552, Location: England)
1554	Publication of the Latin Draft in Strasbourg (John Foxe, Age: 37 years old, Period: 1554, Location: Strasbourg, Germany)
1559	Return to England (John Foxe, Age: 42 years old, Period: c. 1559, Location: London, England) Publication of the Latin Edition in Basel (John Foxe, Age: 42 years old, Period: August 1559, Location: Basel, Switzerland)
1562	French Wars of Religion (Age: 45 years old, Period: 1562–1598, Location: Various parts of France)
1563	Publication of the First Edition of Actes and Monuments (Age: 46 years old, Period: March 20, 1563, Location: London, England) Granting of a Prebend at Salisbury Cathedral (John Foxe, Age: 46 years old, Period: May 22, 1563, Location: Salisbury, England)
1570	Publication of the Second Edition of Actes and Monuments (Age: 53 years old, Period: 1570, Location: London, England)
1571	Installation of Actes and Monuments Ordered by the Convocation of Canterbury (Age: 54 years old, Period: 1571, Location: Cathedrals Across England)
1572	Opposition to the Execution of Anabaptists in Flanders (John Foxe, Age: 55 years old, Period: 1572, Location: London, Smithfield)
1583	Publication of the Fourth Edition of Actes and Monuments (Age: 66 years old, Period: 1583, Location: London, England)
1587	Cadiz Expedition (Age: 70 years old, Period: 1587, Location: Cadiz, Spain) Death of John Foxe (Age: 70 years old, Period: April 18, 1587 (aged c. 70))
Unknown	Tutoring at the Thomas Lucy Household (John Foxe, Period: c. 1545–c. 1547, Location: Charlecote, Warwickshire) Reformation and Anti-Execution Activities During the Reign of Edward VI (John Foxe, Period: 1547–1551, Location: London, England) Reformation Activities in London (John Foxe, Period: 1547–1553, Location: London, England) Accession of Mary I and Exile (John Foxe, Period: 1553–1554, Location: England, Netherlands, Germany) Troubles at Frankfurt (Period: 1554–1555, Location: Frankfurt, Germany) Response to Religious Persecution Under Mary I (John Foxe, Period: 1554–1558, Location: Strasbourg, Basel, and England) Return to England and Start of Activities Under Elizabeth I (John Foxe, Period: 1558–1560, Location: London, England)

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The English royal family	Henry Tudor Edward Tudor Mary Tudor Elizabeth Tudor
The English Reformation	Thomas Cranmer William Tyndale Thomas More John Fisher Hugh Latimer John Foxe John Jewel Richard Hooker
Renaissance science	Nicolaus Copernicus Andries van Wesel Gerard de Kremer John Napier Filippo Bruno Galileo Galilei
Renaissance Art	Leonardo da Vinci Benvenuto Cellini Andrea Palladio Philibert de l'Orme Pierre Lescot Jean Goujon

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