London Crowds in the Reign of Charles II: Propaganda and Politics from the Restoration Until the Exclusion Crisis

by Tim Harris

Book Overview

This study of the political attitudes of ordinary Londoners during the reign of Charles II examines not only the manifestations of public opinion - for example, riot and demonstration - but also the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521398452
• ISBN13: 9780521398459
• Release Date: May 1990
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great book

Anyone looking for this book already knows that it is a must read for anyone interested in the late Stuart Period. The main contribution of this book is that it writes common people, the "crowd," back into a peroid of history they have historically had no place. Plus, it's a quick read.