The History of the Ottoman Empire in John Foxes «Acts and Monuments»
by
Christopher Toenjes
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2016
John Foxe wrote the first English history of the Ottoman Empire in his magnum opus, The Acts and Monuments. He exceeds contemporary representations in his extremely negative image of Islam and the «Turks,» who are identified as Antichrist and the epitome of wickedness. By juxtaposing Foxe’s work...