Foxe, John (1516-1587), an English Puritan teacher, was the author of the Book of Martyrs (1563). This work, originally entitled Actes and Monuments, was popular for many years after its publication. Its theme is the suffering of Christian martyrs, particularly of the Protestant martyrs during the reign of Queen Mary, a Roman Catholic.
Foxe was born in Boston, in Lincolnshire, England, and educated at Oxford University. He was a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, until he resigned for religious reasons in 1545 and left England. He returned to England in 1560.
