The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women, by John Knox

The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women, by John Knox. Dallas, Texas: Presbyterian Heritage Publications, 1993.95 pages. $5.95 (paper). [Reviewed by the Editor.] This is the John Knox, and this is his notorious condemnation of women's governing ("regiment") in society. Written in 1558 from Geneva, the "blast" was aimed at two Roman Catholic queens, Mary Tudor of England ("Bloody Mary") and Mary of Guise in Scotland. But it soon struck Protestant Elizabeth I of...