Abstract
This panoramic engraving is extracted from the 1563 edition of John Foxe's Acts and Monuments, which relates the epic history of early Christian and Protestant martyrs. This image comes from its Second Part, dealing with the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI, during which the break with Rome led to the creation of the Church of England and its Protestant Identity. The picture depicts the interior of a church during the Reformation of Edward VI, which occurred between 1547 and 1553, six years during which the "boy-king" transformed his Nation by a "revolutionary act". John Foxe's illustrator depicted a simple, even austere church: its interior doesn't include any engravings or any images. The Reformation has purged the house of God of every ornament.
