Propaganda and the Tudor state : political culture in the Westcountry / J.P.D. Cooper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cooper, J. P. D. (John P. D.)

Series:

Oxford historical monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Propaganda, British.

Federal government--England--History--16th century.

Federal government.

Political culture--England--West Country--History--16th century.

Political culture.

History.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1485-1603.

Great Britain.

Politics and government.

West Country (England)--Politics and government--16th century.

West Country (England).

England--West Country.

England.

Physical Description:

xii, 283 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Summary:

This book explores the strengths and weaknesses of the English state in the sixteenth century. It examines the relationship between monarchy and people in Cornwall and Devon, and the complex interaction between local and national political culture. Popular resistance to the Reformation, and the rebellions of 1497 and 1548-9, are set against the strategies employed by the crown to cultivate the allegiance of its subjects. Royal propaganda, both literary and visual, is identified as a key factor in the development of patriotism and the nation state. This book offers a fresh understanding of government at the allegedly dangerous edges of Tudor England.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-277) and index.

ISBN:

0199263876

OCLC:

52144648