1773 England's Bloody Tribunal: Or, Popish Cruelty Displayed.

Description

First Edition, Folding Plates, Illustrated, Leather Binding, Very Scarce

An early edition, first published in 1769, with subsequent publications 1770, 1771 and 1772.

Bound in a very smart half calf with cloth boards.

Written by the Rev. Matthew Taylor, published by the King's Authority.

'England's Bloody Tribunal' provides a detailed account of the lives, religious beliefs and deaths of various English Protestant martyrs, documenting their harsh persecution, suffering and the torture they endured.

During the English Reformation, a number of Protestants were executed, accused of heresy, many of which are documented in this work. Taylor highlights the role of the Pope and the Catholic Church in these atrocious acts, also examining of the methods of inquisition used in different parts of the world.

Illustrated with twenty-four engraved plates and a folding frontispiece.

Collated, complete.