biography
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| lived:
| (1516–87)
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| biography:
| Preacher and writer, born in Boston, Lincolnshire, EC England, UK. He studied at Oxford and was a fellow of Magdalen College (1538–45) until his strong Protestant views forced his resignation. He lived on the European mainland during the reign of Mary I and returned to England on the accession of Elizabeth I. He wrote numerous controversial sermons, but is best remembered for his book Actes and Monuments of These Latter and Perillous Dayes (1563), which quickly became known as the Book of Martyrs, giving a vivid account of those who suffered in England for the Protestant cause. |
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