Title: Dangerous talk and strange behavior
Subtitle: women and popular resistance to the reforms of Henry VIII
First published: 1996
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.
Subjects: Politics and government, History, Women in politics, Relations with women, Political activity, Women, Women, political activity, Great britain, politics and government, 1485-1603, Women, great britain, Great britain, history, tudors, 1485-1603
Places: Great Britain
People: Henry VIII King of England (1491-1547)
Time periods: 1509-1547, 16th century
LC classification: HQ1236.5.G7 J36 1996