The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women (Dodo Press)
The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women (Dodo Press)

Author: John Knox

Publisher:

Published: 2007-05

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 9781406529333

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A title by the Scottish religious reformer who took the lead in reforming the Church in Scotland along Calvinist lines. He is widely regarded as the father of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland and of the Church of Scotland. His works include The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women, published anonymously in 1558, in which he unleashed a torrent of vitriol against female rulers. The reason women were not fit to rule, according to him, was that they were "idolatresses" who set reason aside and ruled by their emotions. This view of female psychology made Knox not only offensive to Queen Mary but dangerous. It fed his political theory, that it was legitimate for the people to overthrow and even execute female rulers because of precedents in the Bible.

The Works of John Knox, Volume 1
The Works of John Knox, Volume 1

Author: David Laing

Publisher: Arkose Press

Published: 2015-10-02

Total Pages: 870

ISBN-13: 9781343830400

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Knox: On Rebellion
Knox: On Rebellion

Author: John Knox

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1994-01-20

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780521399883

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John Knox's First Blast of the Trumpet against the Monstrous Regiment of Women, one of the most notorious political tracts of the sixteenth century, has been more often referred to than read. Its true significance as one of a series of pamphlets which Knox wrote in 1558 on the theme of rebellion is therefore easily overlooked. This new edition of his writings includes not only The First Blast, but the three other tracts of 1558 -The Letter to the Regent of Scotland, The Appellation to the Scottish Nobility, and The Letter to the Commonalty of Scotland - in which Knox confronted the problem of resistance to tyranny. Related material, mostly drawn from Knox's own History of the Reformation in Scotland, illuminates the development of his views before 1558 and illustrates their application in the specific circumstances of the Scottish Reformation and the rule of Mary Queen of Scots. This edition thus brings together for the first time all of Knox's most important writings on rebellion.