Dangerous talk and strange behavior
Subtitle: women and popular resistance to the reforms of Henry VIII
By: Sharon L. Jansen.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 -- Relations with women; Women in politics -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1509-1547
Description: Dangerous Talk and Strange Behavior looks at the cases of several women charged with treason in early sixteenth-century England: Margaret Cheyne, who was executed for the part she played in a failed rebellion; Elizabeth Barton, for her prophecies against Henry VIII's divorce; Elizabeth Wood, for spreading "treasonous rumors" about the king; and Mabel Brigge, for a "black fast" she directed against him. Sharon L.

Jansen explores the roles these women played during a period of religious, political, institutional, and social turmoil; describes each woman's particular acts of protest; analyzes how, why, and when these sorts of actions were judged to threaten the peace and order of the realm; and suggests that each of these women's "crimes" were viewed as "dangerous talk and strange behavior" because of their perceived seditious threat to the peace and stability of the reign of Henry VIII.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-226) and index.