The press and popular politics
| The conditions produced by civil war, coupled with the growth of
the press and the attitudes that emerged in the mid 17th century,
enabled the voice of 'the people' to be heard more clearly and more
continually than ever before. Pamphlets such as this claimed to represent
the demands of 'thousands' of ordinary people - in this case, in support
of the army and against Charles I - and placed pressure on their representatives
in Parliament. Catalogue reference: SP 116/531 (October 1648) |
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