Acts and Monuments of these latter perillous dayes, touching matters of the Church
Artist: John Foxe
Year: 1559
Date of Action: 1559-1563
Region: Europe
Location: English
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion, Religion, Violence
Medium: Literature
Confronting Bodies: Roman Catholic Church
Description of Artwork: Also known as Foxe's Book of Martyrs, it was originally published in Latin and then English. This book glorifies the Protestants who had been executed by Queen Mary. The book was to serve against "the persecutors of God's truth, commonly called papists."
The Incident: Several editions of this book had been published, but the Roman Catholic church did not morally approve of its message.
Results of Incident: The book was not banned, but it gave the idea to the Roman Catholic Church to start a "Condemned Books" list. Authors on that list mainly consisted of Protestants.
Source:
Green, Jonathon. The Encyclopedia of Censorship. New York, NY: Facts on File, 1990. Print.
