The Mirror of Cruelty: A Compendium of Atrocities Committed Against Catholics in the Sixteenth Century

by Robert Nixon and Arnold Havens

The sixteenth century, which heralded the end of the Middle Ages and the commencement of the Early Modern Era, was a time of tremendous religious upheaval and social ferment. The nebulous conglomeration of movements often referred to as the Reformation led to a wave of bloodshed and persecution which engulfed most of Europe for at least a hundred years. The present volume offers a translation of a particularly graphic literary portrayal of tortures...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6156405267
• ISBN13: 9786156405265
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Trivent Publishing
• Length: 100 Pages