*The witness of Christians who were persecuted under King Henry VIII (1509--47) and Queen Mary Tudor (1553--8), described by a contemporary. *Relevant editions were published in 1559 (Latin, Switzerland), 1563 (first English edition), 1570, 1576, 1583. *Foxe had been a Fellow of Magdalen College Oxford (pronounced Mordlin College) 1538/9 to 1545. *Details of trials, accounts of martyrdoms, letters from gaol, etc. *Adult material.