Download or read book Lives of the English Martyrs written by Edwin Hubert Burton and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Lives and Times of Forty Martyrs of England and Wales 1535 1680 written by Malcolm Pullan and published by Athena PressPub Company. This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an age of faithlessness, spin and cynicism, how many of us would be prepared to stand on a ladder, a rope around our neck, facing a gruesome death for no apparent crime, and choose not to recant and live but to die for our beliefs? How many of us, like Thomas Garnet, would say, 'I give my body to Caesar [James I] and my soul to God'? This compelling and finely researched compilation of the lives and state murders of Catholics from all walks of life in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries demands our attention as a reinforcement of Christian commitment and an antidote to indifference. Malcolm Pullan's stated aim is to reach a general readership, and his text is full of historical background material and fascinating detail. He firmly believes that we should not consign England's Catholic martyrs to some obscure corner of our consciousness. Their Faith lives still; they were true to it till death. Surely they did not die in vain.
Download or read book Lives of the English Martyrs The martyrs declared Blessed edited by Bede Camm v 1 Martyrs under Henry VIII v 2 Martyrs under Queen Elizabeth Series II The martyrs declared Venerable edited by Edwin Burton and John Pollen v 1 1583 1588 written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lives of the English Martyrs Declared Blessed by Pope Leo XIII in 1886 and 1895 written by Bede Camm and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol. 1: Martyrs under Henry VIII. -- Vol. 2: Martyrs under Queen Elizabeth.
Download or read book Religion and the Book in Early Modern England written by Elizabeth Evenden and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-07-14 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the production of John Foxe's 'Book of Martyrs', a milestone in the history of the English book.
Download or read book Michelangelo and the English Martyrs written by Anne Dillon and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2012 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book uses a broadsheet print of the martyrdom of the Carthusians of the London Charterhouse during the reign of Henry VIII as a springboard to investigate several aspects of the Counter Reformation. Through an in-depth investigation of the text and images, Anne Dillon provides a lively account that connects Michelangelo, Cardinal Pole, Mary Tudor and Pope Julius III, and weaves them into a wider discussion of martyrology, polemic and the Catholic community in England and beyond.
Download or read book The Lives and Times of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales 1535 1680 Second Edition Revised and Enlarged written by Malcolm Pullan and published by New Generation Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in an age of faithlessness, spin and cynicism; a world where religious belief is derided and there is increasing hostility to Christian values. How many of us would have the fortitude to stand on a scaffold, a rope around our neck, facing the most gruesome of deaths, having committed no apparent crime, and choose not to recant and live but to die for our beliefs? How many of us, like Thomas Garnet, would say, 'I give my body to Caesar [James I] and my soul to God.' Thirty years of research have gone into the writing of this comprehensive compilation of the lives and state murders of Catholics from all walks of life in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Vividly set in the context of the turbulent times in which they lived it makes compelling reading. A moving, fearful and inspiring narrative it demands our attention as a reinforcement of Christian commitment and an antidote to indifference. Malcolm Pullan's stated aim is to reach a general readership, sadly all too often kept in ignorance of the truth of this awful, dark period in our history. His text is full of illuminating background material and fascinating detail. Notwithstanding the present 'ecumenical' age, he contends that these men and women were the real heroes of their epoch, and firmly believes that the Catholic martyrs of England and Wales should not be consigned to some obscure corner of our consciousness: their sacrificial witness should be unapologetically extolled and celebrated. Their Faith, the 'Faith of our fathers' lives still: they were true to it till death. They did not die in vain.
Download or read book Lives of the English Martyrs Declared Blessed by Pope Leo XIII in 1886 and 1895 written by Bede Camm and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Foxe s Book of Martyrs written by John Foxe and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 1166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The English Martyr from Reformation to Revolution written by Alice Dailey and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dailey explores the development of English martyr literature through Reformation religious controversy in sixteenth and seventeenth century England.
Download or read book Foxe s Book of Martyrs and Early Modern Print Culture written by John N. King and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-10-12 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was first published in 2006. Second only to the Bible and Book of Common Prayer, John Foxe's Acts and Monuments, known as the Book of Martyrs, was the most influential book published in England during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The most complex and best-illustrated English book of its time, it recounted in detail the experiences of hundreds of people who were burned alive for their religious beliefs. John N. King offers the most comprehensive investigation yet of the compilation, printing, publication, illustration, and reception of the Book of Martyrs. He charts its reception across different editions by learned and unlearned, sympathetic and antagonistic readers. The many illustrations included here introduce readers to the visual features of early printed books and general printing practices both in England and continental Europe, and enhance this important contribution to early modern literary studies, cultural and religious history, and the history of the Book.
Download or read book Cox s Book of Modern Saints and Martyrs written by Caroline Cox and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-07-04 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories from around the world, particularly from areas of Christian persecution or conflict zones. Today over 250 million Christians are suffering persecution, while tens of thousands are martyred every year. >
Download or read book The Construction of Martyrdom in the English Catholic Community 1535 1603 written by Anne Dillon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1535 and 1603, more than 200 English Catholics were executed by the State for treason. Drawing on an extraordinary range of contemporary sources, Anne Dillon examines the ways in which these executions were transformed into acts of martyrdom. Utilizing the reports from the gallows, the Catholic community in England and in exile created a wide range of manuscripts and texts in which they employed the concept of martyrdom for propaganda purposes in continental Europe and for shaping Catholic identity and encouraging recusancy at home. Particularly potent was use of visual means to convey martyrdom. Through an examination of the work of Richard Verstegan and the martyr murals of the English College in Rome, the book explores the influence of these images on the Counter Reformation Church, the Jesuits, and the political intentions of English Catholics in exile and those of their hosts. Verstegan used the English martyrs in his Theatrum crudelitatum of 1587 to rally support from Catholics on the Continent for a Spanish invasion of England to overthrow Elizabeth I and her government. The English martyr was, Dillon argues, as much a construction of international, political rhetoric as it was of English religious and political debate.
Download or read book Five English Reformers written by John Charles Ryle and published by Banner of Truth. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The conviction that martyrs, though dead, can still speak to the church, led Ryle to pen these pungent biographies of five English Reformers. He analyses the reasons for their martyrdom and points out the salient characteristics of their lives.
Download or read book Forgotten Shrines written by Bede Camm and published by London, Macdonald. This book was released on 1910 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Catholic Martyrs of the Twentieth Century written by Robert Royal and published by Crossroad. This book was released on 2000 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Royal presents the first comprehensive history of 20th-century martyrs. This guide traces the specific situations of each area and time when martyrdom occurred and studies the political systems and the reasons for confrontation.
Download or read book Chaste Passions written by Karen Anne Winstead and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Virgin martyrs make up one of the largest categories of medieval saints. To judge by their frequent appearances in art and literature, they also figure among the most venerated. The legends of virgin martyrs, retold in various ways through the centuries, illuminate trends in popular piety, values, and literary tastes. Chaste Passions contains sixteen English virgin martyr legends, each of a different saint and each translated into colloquial, modern English prose. Faithful in tone and meaning to the originals, Karen Winstead's lively translations allow contemporary readers to appreciate why virgin martyr legends thrived for hundreds of years. Winstead presents the tales in chronological order, tracing the effects of the composition and tastes of the audience on the development of the genre. The virgin martyr, Winstead tells us, escapes the confining female stereotypes--demure maiden or disruptive shrew--prevalent in writings of the period. Because nearly all of the texts were written by men but addressed to women, they exhibit a fascinating interplay between male views of so-called women's literature and the demands of their intended audience. Familiarity with this widely read genre is essential to a full understanding of medieval culture, and Chaste Passions is an excellent introduction to these often racy, sometimes comic, tales
