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'The Horrid Popish Plot': Roger L'Estrange and the Circulation of Political Discourse in Late Seventeenth-Century London (British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs)

'The Horrid Popish Plot': Roger L'Estrange and the Circulation of Political Discourse in Late Seventeenth-Century London (British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs)

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'The Horrid Popish Plot': Roger L'Estrange and the Circulation of Political Discourse in Late Seventeenth-Century London (British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs) Hardback - 2010

by Hinds, Peter

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  • Title 'The Horrid Popish Plot': Roger L'Estrange and the Circulation of Political Discourse in Late Seventeenth-Century London (British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs)
  • Author Hinds, Peter
  • Binding Hardback
  • Condition New
  • Pages 472
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher British Academy, Oxford
  • Publication date 2010-04-12
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 6514741
  • ISBN 9780197264430 / 0197264433
  • Weight 2.2 lbs (1.00 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.5 x 1.2 in (23.62 x 16.51 x 3.05 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
    • Chronological Period: Modern
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Religious Orientation: Catholic
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Category Literature - Classics / Criticism
  • Library of Congress subjects Politics and literature - Great Britain -, L'Estrange, Roger
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2010277817
  • Dewey Decimal Code 941.066
  • Quantity available 5

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From the publisher

The Popish plot was an alleged Catholic conspiracy to assassinate Charles II and re-introduce the Catholic faith to England. Despite it being a fiction, belief in the plot became widespread and many innocent Catholics were sent to their deaths.

Moving away from the focus of recent histories of the plot, which remain predominately in the realms of parliamentary discussion, courts of law and the councils of the King, this volume considers how details of the plot circulated more broadly. It investigates the many media used, primarily print, but also manuscript and word of mouth, for instance in books, pamphlets, newspapers, and ballads.

The most prolific commentator on the Popish plot was Roger L'Estrange, the press censor during the reigns of Charles II and James II. L'Estrange was interested in the working of the London book trade at this time, and as one who did not believe there was a Popish plot, wrote prolifically in order publicly to cast doubt upon it. L'Estrange's writings provide us with valuable insights into the production, dissemination, and reception of political opinion in this period.

Drawing on the latest insights of literary studies, political history, and the history of the book and reading this volume will further understanding in how belief in such an extraordinary plot took hold amongst so many.

About the author

Peter Hinds is Lecturer in English, University of Plymouth

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