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Dangerous Talk
Scandalous, Seditious, and Treasonable Speech in Pre-modern England
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Dangerous Talk
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Traces free speech across five centuries of popular political culture, and shows how scandalous, seditious and treasonable talk finally gained protection as 'the birthright of an Englishman'.
This book traces the development of free speech across five centuries of popular political culture, and shows how scandalous, seditious and treasonable talk finally gained protection as 'the birthright of an Englishman'. The lively and accessible work of a prize-winning social historian, it offers fresh insight into pre-modern society, the politics of language, and the social impact of the law.
| ISBN | 199606099 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199606092 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Format | Paperback |
| Publication date | 12/01/2012 |
| Pages | 392 |
| Weight (grammes) | 624 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Height (mm) | 234 |
| Width (mm) | 158 |
Introduction
1. Sins of the Tongue
2. Abusive Words
3. Speaking Treason
4. Elizabethan Voices
5. Words Against King James
6. The Demeaning of Charles I
7. Dangerous Words, 1625-1642
8. Revolutionary Seditions
9. Charles II: The Veriest Rogue That Ever Reigned
10. The Last of the Stuarts
11. Dangerous Speech from Hanoverian to Modern England
12. Dangerous Talk in Dangerous Times
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