Michelangelo and the English Martyrs

This book uses a broadsheet print of the martyrdom of the Cathusians of the London Charterhouse during the reign on Henry VIII, as a springboard to investigate several aspects of the Counter-Reformation. Through an in-depth investigation of the text and images, Anne Dillon's provides a lively account that connects Michelangelo, Cardinal Pole, Mary Tudor and Pope Julius III, and weaves them into a wider discussion of martyrology, polemic, and the Catholic community in England and beyond.