Protestantism, politics, and women in Britain, 1660-1714

Author(s)

• Zook, Melinda S.

Bibliographic Information

Protestantism, politics, and women in Britain, 1660-1714

Melinda S. Zook, Associate Professor, Purdue University, USA

（Early modern history : society and culture）

Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-231) and index

Summary: "This book is the study of how women writers, booksellers, spies, rebels, outlaws, poets, widows, wives, mothers, gentlewomen, shopkeepers, and one queen - all of whom were spiritually inspired - made a difference in the political events of the eras of Restoration and Revolution in Britain. It speaks to both Dissenting women at the margins of society and Anglican women at the centre, demonstrating that what mattered to women in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century, and what propelled them into the political sphere, were issues of liberty of conscience and the survival of Protestantism at home and abroad in the face of an encroaching Counter-Reformation Catholicism at the Stuart court and in Europe."--Publisher's website

Contents of Works

• Introduction: Nursing Mothers and Sanctified Sisters: Women's Political Behavior after the Restoration
• Nursing Mothers: Dissenting Women and Opposition Politics
• A Dangerous Woman: Mary Speke, her Family and the Puritan Gentry
• Sanctified Sisters: Aphra Behn and the Culture of Nonconformity
• An Incomparable Queen: Mary II, the Protestant International, and the Church of England
• Devoted Daughters of the Church: Elizabeth Burnet and Mary Astell
• Conclusion: Stuart Women and Political Culture

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This compelling new study examines the intersection between women, religion and politics in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century in Britain. It demonstrates that what inspired Dissenting and Anglican women to political action was their concern for the survival of the Protestant religion both at home and abroad.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction: Nursing Mothers and Sanctified Sisters: Women's Political Behavior after the Restoration 1. Nursing Mothers: Dissenting Women and Opposition Politics 2. A Dangerous Woman: Mary Speke, her Family and the Puritan Gentry 3. Sanctified Sisters: Aphra Behn and the Culture of Nonconformity 4. An Incomparable Queen: Mary II, the Protestant International, and the Church of England 5. Devoted Daughters of the Church: Elizabeth Burnet and Mary Astell Conclusion: Stuart Women and Political Culture Appendix A: Poems on the Death of Queen Mary Appendix B: Sermons on the Death of Queen Mary Appendix C: Elizabeth Burnet's Recommended Reading List Bibliography Index

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Details

• NCID: BB28767485
• ISBN:
  • 9781137303196
• LCCN: 2013431536
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 239 pages
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : DA448
  • DC23 : 941.06
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Women -- Political activity -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century
  • LCSH : Women -- Political activity -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
  • LCSH : Women -- Religious life -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century
  • LCSH : Women -- Religious life -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
  • LCSH : Protestantism -- Great Britain -- History
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA32124357