The Construction of Martyrdom in the English Catholic Community: 1603-1700

by Anne Dillon

Between the accession of King James I in 1603, and King James II in 1685, eighty-one English Catholics were put to death by the state for treason and fifteen others died in prison while awaiting execution. This book considers the ways in which the English Catholic community, both at home and abroad, transformed these deaths into acts of martyrdom. Whilst the subject of Protestant martyrdom, personified by Foxe's Actes and Monuments, continues to be...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 075465222X
• ISBN13: 9780754652229
• Release Date: December 2028
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 350 Pages