God's Traitors

In "God's Traitors," Jessie Childs explores the perilous lives of English Catholics during Elizabeth I's reign, focusing on a single family, the Vauxes of Harrowden Hall, as they navigate a complex landscape of faith, loyalty, and survival. Amid widespread persecution, imprisonment, and torture, the Vauxes and others like them engaged in acts of covert resistance, balancing their religious convictions against a hostile political environment. The story highlights how the anti-Catholic sentiment of the period influenced societal and governmental attitudes, shaping a culture of suspicion and defiance that persisted beyond Elizabeth’s rule.