John Knox and Christopher Goodman in the (im)mortal Fight against Women, Bastards and Outlanders Cover Image

John Knox a Christopher Goodman v (ne)smrtelném boji proti ženám, panchartům a cizincům
John Knox and Christopher Goodman in the (im)mortal Fight against Women, Bastards and Outlanders

Author(s): Miroslav Beneš
Subject(s): History, Political Philosophy, History of ideas, Gender history, Political psychology, 16th Century
Published by: Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích
Keywords: John Knox; Christopher Goodman; Gender; Reformation; 16th Century England; 16th Century Scotland

Summary/Abstract: Christopher Goodman and John Knox were 16th century famous theologians and reformers, who were well-known for their radical resistence against the authority of English Queen Mary Tudor and Scottish Queen-Regent Mary de Guise. During the years they spent in exile, they wrote their most famoust works – How Superior Powers Ought To Be Obeyed By Their Subjects: And Wherein They May Lawfully By God´s Word Be Disobeyed And Resisted and The First Blast of Trumpet against the Monstrous Regiment of Women. The main subject of this research is a comparison of already mentioned writings, while the main emphasis is placed on the comparison of common topics – that means criticism of women rulers, their illegitimate origins, succession rights and relationship with foreigners, and theory of legitimate defence against bad rulers.

  • Issue Year: 22/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 7-33
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Czech