John Foxe's Book of Martyrs
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
book
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:John_Foxe
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| gptkbp:contains |
accounts of martyrdom
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
influenced political discourse
influenced art and literature used in educational settings used in sermons shaped public opinion used in religious education inspired memorials and monuments promoted religious tolerance inspired hymns contributed to historical scholarship influenced ecumenical movements influenced modern martyr narratives influenced the understanding of religious dissent referenced in debates on religious freedom shaped the narrative of religious persecution used in discussions of faith and sacrifice contributed to the development of religious literature influenced_the_concept_of_martyrdom_in_Christianity shaped_Protestant_historiography shaped_the_legacy_of_Protestantism |
| gptkbp:dedicatedTo |
gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_I
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| gptkbp:genre |
historical literature
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Counter-Reformation
persecution_of_Protestants Mary_I_of_England's_reign |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
John Foxe's Book of Martyrs
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| gptkbp:impact |
English_Protestant_identity
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| gptkbp:influenced |
Protestant Reformation
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| gptkbp:inspiration |
subsequent works on martyrdom
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:William_Tyndale
gptkb:John_Rogers gptkb:Hugh_Latimer gptkb:Thomas_Cranmer gptkb:Nicholas_Ridley |
| gptkbp:previousName |
Actes and Monuments
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| gptkbp:publishedBy |
gptkb:London
1563 multiple editions |
| gptkbp:renovated |
1583
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| gptkbp:significance |
documenting_persecution_of_Protestants
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| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:Christian_martyrs
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| gptkbp:translatedInto |
multiple languages
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