Backlash : libel, impeachment, and populism in the reign of Queen Anne /

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"Rachel Carnell tells the story of a backlash against decades of increasingly progressive government in Britain after the Glorious Revolution of 1688. The book relates the arrest of a Tory political satirist and Whigs' impeachment of a High Church clergyman and the resulting backlash, with...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Carnell, Rachel (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Charlottesville ; London : University of Virginia Press, 2020.
Temas:
Anne, > Queen of Great Britain, > 1665-1714.
Anne, > Queen of Great Britain, > 1665-1714
Great Britain. > Parliament > History > 18th century.
Great Britain. > Parliament
1700-1799
Political parties > Great Britain > History.
HISTORY / World.
Courts and courtiers
Political parties
Politics and government
Great Britain > History > Anne, 1702-1714.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1702-1714.
Great Britain > Court and courtiers > Biography.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1702-1714 (Anne Stuart)
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1702-1714.
Great Britain
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Rachel Carnell tells the story of a backlash against decades of increasingly progressive government in Britain after the Glorious Revolution of 1688. The book relates the arrest of a Tory political satirist and Whigs' impeachment of a High Church clergyman and the resulting backlash, with mobs surging the streets. Queen Anne dissolved Parliament, and the new elections brought in a Tory majority who swiftly passed reactionary legislation"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813944449
0813944449

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