Published early in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, of England, only
five years after the death of the Roman Catholic Queen Mary, the
work is an affirmation of the Protestant Reformation in England
during the ongoing period of religious conflict between Catholics
and Protestants. Since the English monarchs also asserted control
over the Church in England, a change in rulers could change the
legal status of religious practices. As a consequence, adherents of
one religion risked judicial execution by the State depending on
the attitudes of the rulers. During Mary's reign, common people of
Christian faith were publicly burned at the stake in an attempt to
eliminate dissension from Catholic doctrines. Foxe's account of
Mary's reign and the martyrdoms that took place during it
contributed very significantly to the belief in a distinction from
the Roman Catholic Church and the Pope as a central aspect of
English national identity. By compiling his record, Foxe intended
to demonstrate a historical justification for the foundation of the
Church of England as a contemporary embodiment of the true and
faithful church, rather than as a newly established Christian
denomination.
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