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News and rumour in Jacobean England : Information, court politics and diplomacy, 1618-25 /

This study examines how political news was concealed, manipulated and distorted in late Jacobean England. Using a wide range of manuscript sources, it examines how news was managed and interpreted during a period of acute political and religious conflict. The book analyses how the flow of informatio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Coast, David (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Controlling the flow of diplomatic information
  • Secrecy, counsel and 'outward shows'
  • Political rumours
  • Rumour in court politics
  • Managing the news during Prince Charles' trip to Madrid, 1623
  • The politics of rumour during Buckingham's illness, 1624
  • Conclusion.