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This blue commemorative plaque records: Here stood the birthplace of John Foxe the martyrologist 1516-1587 Recorded plaque organisation: Borough of Boston.
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John Foxe was an English historian and Anglican priest, best known for his book "Actes and Monuments" (commonly known as Foxe's Book of Martyrs), which detailed Protestant martyrs and was influential in shaping anti-Catholic sentiment in England.
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