The Monstrous Regiment of Women
Subtitle: Female Rulers in Early Modern Europe
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: October 18, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780312213411
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1000 to c 1500; British & Irish history: c 1500 to c 1700; European history: c 1500 to c 1750; European history: c 500 to c 1500; Political leaders & leadership; Women's studies; Modern period, c 1500 onwards; c 1000 CE to c 1500; Monarchy And Aristocracy; Sociology Of Women; Political Science; History - General History; History: World; Europe; United Kingdom, Great Britain; General; History; History / General; Government - Comparative; Western Europe - General; Women's Studies - General; Biography; Kings and rulers; Queens; Women heads of state
First sentence: Despite John Knox's bitter denunciation, Mary Tudor and Mary Stuart were not "monster in nature," nor did their rule represent the sudden emergence of an unprecedented "monstrous regiment."