Reformation-era England—John Foxe recounts the lives, sufferings, and triumphant deaths of dozens of Christian martyrs. Some were people of rank and influence, some were ordinary folk, and some were even his friends. Four centuries later, these deeply moving accounts of faith and courage mark a path for modern Christians to measure the depth of their commitment.

This Christian classic tells the stories of brave men and women who were martyred for their faith in the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries. From the stoning of Stephen to his own perilous time, Foxe chronicles the lives, suffering, and triumphant deaths of Christian martyrs and traces the roots of religious persecution.