christian martyrs

A biography of Catholic martyr and saint, Thomas More, discussing his formidable intellect, political skill, and the steadfast faith that resulted in his beheading when he refused to follow King Henry VIII's lead in severing England's ties to the Catholic Church.

Presents a biography of the twelfth-century archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket, and the power struggle between the church and state under King Henry II of England and chronicles his early life, the historical background of the king, and Becket's defiance of the king and subsequent martyrdom.

Recounts an incident in the life of St. Valentine, a physician who lived some 200 years after Christ, in which he treated a small child for blindness.

Traces the ascent of Mary Tudor to power in sixteenth-century England and discusses the burning at the stake of nearly three hundred Protestants during her brief reign.

Recounts an incident in the life of St. Valentine, a physician who lived some 200 years after Christ, in which he treated a small child for blindness.