According to the Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature, Foxe influenced apocalyptic writing with his Actes and Monuments and his commentary on the Book of Revelations. Additionally, Foxe helped translate Martin Luther's commentary on Galatians, which Puritans used as a devotional. Actes and Monuments is a great source of information about the English Reformation because it provides real accounts of real stories which happened to people of the Protestant religion. Foxe's Actes and Monuments opened doors for literary authors to begin exploring the connection between history and the Bible; more specifically, literary authors began examining the similarities to the Book of Revelations and the persecutions which were happening around them. Actes and Monuments is based on oral and eyewitness accounts of these cases as well as archival history, which allowed outsiders to feel as if they were a part of the project. Actes and Monuments became a historical work of religious propaganda while providing guidance to Protestant people (Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature).

"The multitude and concourse of the people was exceeding, the place where they stood being railed about to keep out the press. Upon the bench under Saint Bartholomew's Church, sat Wriothesley Chancellor of England, the old duke of Norfolk, the Earl of Bedford, the Lord Mayor with diverse other more." (Foxe 34)

One particularly interesting point about this passage is the way the community has gathered to watch the execution of Anne Askew. During this time period, public persecution was a form of entertainment. Public persecution, in general, had been seen centuries prior to the era of Protestant persecution and has always been a form of entertainment. By publicly killing "heretics," the execution acts as a message to other Protestants living in religiously intolerant communities. These executions warn Protestants that they can either convert to Catholicism, or die at the stake alongside other members of their religious community. These public executions also remind the community of the power which the monarchy holds over the people. Whoever is the reigning ruler has the opportunity to be religiously tolerant or intolerant. Whichever they choose, the monarchy has the ultimate control over the lives of its people.