kind of thinking, with its strong apocalyptic overtones, is evident on virtually every page of Knox's surviving writings." Arthur Williamson contrasted Knox's work (apart from Book 1), with John Foxe's Book of Martyrs, wherein with a more abundant supply of historical materials, Foxe was able to create a progressive narrative of the Protestant church in England. Knox choose not to include historical or legendary material about the early church in Scotland. In this omission Roger Mason saw the possibility that Knox took his record of events of the Scottish Reformation, and laid the focus of his History on those events, and on the progress of the new Scottish kirk after the Reformation, producing a critique of recent familiar events which may have helped build community consensus. Notes References , OCLC 5437053. , OCLC 1296659. External links 1559 books 16th-century books History books about Scotland History books about Christianity 16th century in Scotland Scottish Reformation Church of Scotland