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Making Women Martyrs in Tudor England
Megan L. Hickerson
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Paperback. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Making Women Martyrs in Tudor England examines the portrayal of Protestant women martyrs in Tudor martyrology, focusing mainly on John Foxe's Book of Martyrs . Foxe's women martyrs often defy not just ecclesiastically and politically powerful men; they often defy their husbands by chastising them, disobeying them, and even leaving them altogether. While by marrying his female martyrs to Christ Foxe mitigates their subversion of patriarchy, under his pen his heroic women challenge the foundations of social and political order, offering an accessible model for resistance to antichristian rule.
Making Women Martyrs in Tudor England examines the portrayal of Protestant women martyrs in Tudor martyrology, focusing mainly on John Foxe's Book of Martyrs . Foxe's women martyrs often defy not just ecclesiastically and politically powerful men; they often defy their husbands by chastising them, disobeying them, and even leaving them altogether. While by marrying his female martyrs to Christ Foxe mitigates their subversion of patriarchy, under his pen his heroic women challenge the foundations of social and political order, offering an accessible model for resistance to antichristian rule.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
Number of Pages
239
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349519408
SKU
V9781349519408
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About Megan L. Hickerson
MEGAN L. HICKERSON is Lecturer in History at King's College, London. Originally from Texas, she received her doctorate from Syracuse University, NY, in 2002, and has lived and worked in London since 1996. She is a specialist in sixteenth-century history, particularly the intersection of religious change, political ideas, and ideas about gender.
Reviews for Making Women Martyrs in Tudor England
'This fascinating volume is an important contribution to religious history in mid-Tudor England as well as to the history of women and gender in that time and place...this will be an important resource for scholars and students...' - Caroline Litzenberger, Sixteenth Century Journal 'A valuable contribution to the recent literature on martyrology. The book's strength is the ... Read more