The author, John Foxe, spares readers none of the detailed tortures suffered by martyrs such as Andrew, Matthew, James, John Wycliffe, John Huss, among countless others.
John Foxe was an English historian in the 16th century best known for writing the classic book known as Foxe's Book of Martyrs.
For centuries Christians have been brought up on the works of John Foxe, which, outside of the Bible itself, have been among the most widely read documents in history.