The Monstrous Regiment Of Women
When Mary Tudor became queen of England, the succession of a woman to the throne horrified many, including the Protestant reformer John Knox. His blistering condemnation of female rule, The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women, was followed in print by a series of pamphlets that echoed and expanded his argument that female rule was unnatural, unlawful, and contrary to scripture. In her own variation on this "monstrous regiment," Sharon Jansen contributes to the...
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Sharon L. Jansen reads the past in new ways by constructing a counter-narrative, focusing on the stories of women.
Introduction • Isabella of Castille • Lady Margaret Beaufort • Caterina Sforza • Anne of France • Mary Tudor • Elizabeth Tudor • Mary Stuart • Conclusion
