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Total number of records: 241

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Books and printed items234
Archives7

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Quaker Collection90
Leeds Russian Archive76
Ripon Cathedral16
Brotherton Collection6
English Literature1
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections1
Leeds Poetry1

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persecution205
society of friends68
political persecution30
communism and religion26
church history24
martyrs20
dissenters19
freedom of religion17
trials (political crimes and offenses)17
political prisoners15

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Soviet Union19
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Communist Countries10
France5
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People and organisationsCount
Keston Institute25
Fox, George (1624-1691)18
Society of Friends18
Foxe, John (1516-1587)15
Besse, Joseph (1683?-1757)12
Wurmbrand, Richard12
Cattley, Stephen Reed8
Townsend, George (1788-1857)8
Rudyard, Thomas (1692)7
Smith, William (1672)6

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La grand crvavté et tirannie exercée par Mustapha nouuellemét [sic] proclamé Empereur de Turquie, à lédroit des ambassadeurs de la Chrestienté tant de France que d'Angleterre : Ensemble tout ce qui s'est passé au tourment par luy exercé à l'endroit de son nepueu luy ayant fait creuer les deux yeux

Caroy (fl. 1618)

1618

A pamphlet recording the dramatic increase in the persecution of Christian communities in the Turkish Empire under Mustafa I. Possibly one of two variants; the other was reproduced in E. Fournier's ...

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The history of persecution, from the patriarchial age to the reign of George II

Chandler, Samuel (1693-1766); Atmore, Charles; Great Britain

1813

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The history of persecution, from the patriarchial age to the reign of George II

Chandler, Samuel (1693-1766); Atmore, Charles; Great Britain

1813

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The history of persecution, from the patriarchial age to the reign of George II

Chandler, Samuel (1693-1766); Atmore, Charles; Great Britain

1813

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A relation of the death of the primitive persecutors

Lactantius (240-320); Burnet, Gilbert (1643-1715)

1687

Wing L-142.

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A relation of the death of the primitive persecutors

Lactantius (240-320); Burnet, Gilbert (1643-1715)

1687

Wing L-142.

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To the Councill of Officers of the Armie, and the heads of the nation; and for the inferior officers and souldiers to read

Fox, George (1624-1691)

[1659]

Caption title. Signed at end: F.G. [i.e. G.F., George Fox]. Imprint from Wing.

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A relation of the death of the primitive persecutors

Lactantius (240-320); Burnet, Gilbert (1643-1715)

1687

Wing L-142.

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A Christian-testimony born by the people of God in scorn called Quakers in London, in their patient suffering the taking away and spoiling of their goods for non-payment of tythes to the parish priests

Gibson, William (1629-1684); Rudyard, Thomas (1692)

1679

Gibson named, p.8; also includes contributions by Job Boulton and Thomas Rudyard. Place of publication from Wing. An account of goods confiscated from Quakers in London between the years of 1673 a...

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Concerning persecution in all ages to this day. And he that was born after the flesh, persecuted him that was born of the spirit

Fox, George (1624-1691)

1682

"Books printed and sold by John Bringhurst...": p. [1] at end.

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