This collection explores the dynamics of local/national political culture in seventeenth-century Britain, with particular reference to political communication. It examines the degree to which connections were forged between politics in London, Whitehall and Westminster, politics in the localities and the patterns and processes that can be recovered. The goal is to create a dialogue between two prominent strands in recent historiography and between the work of social and political historians of the early modern period. Chapters by leading historians of Stuart England examine how the state worked to communicate with its people and how local communities, often far from the metropole, opened their own lines of communication with the centre.

About the Author

Chris R. Kyle is Associate Professor of History at Syracuse University
Jason Peacey is Professor of Early Modern British History at University College London

Reviews

'Both the introduction outlining a new direction for communication research and the essays
are successful in opening up new research relating to political communication.'
Journal of British Studies

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Book Information
ISBN 9781526147158
Author Chris R. Kyle
Format Hardback
Page Count 256
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publisher Manchester University Press
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 16mm