English newsbooks and Irish rebellion, 1641-1649 / David A. O'Hara.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Hara, David A., 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English newspapers--History--17th century.

English newspapers.

History.

Ireland--History--Rebellion of 1641.

Ireland.

Ireland--History--1625-1649.

Great Britain--History--Charles I, 1625-1649.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

236 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Dublin ; Portland, Or. : Four Courts Press, 2006.

Summary:

Between 1641 and 1649 Charles I experienced either civil war or insurrection in his three kingdoms. These events also triggered a revolution in the English press world - the advent of the first weekly newsbooks to communicate domestic occurrences. While conflict between king and parliament in England created an unprecedented demand for news for much of this time, it was the Irish rebellion of 1641 that was the catalyst in the birth and continued popularity of these publications.

This book examines how these serials reported the insurrection to their readers, and how all parties in England used news from Ireland in a paper war that accompanied armed hostilities.

Contents:

1 Newsbooks and the outbreak of the rebellion, November 1641-August 1642 27

2 King and confederates: treaty talks, September 1642-September 1643 55

3 Newsbooks and the Irish cessation, September 1643-August 1645 85

4 Parliamentary newsbooks and the war in Ireland, September 1645-August 1647 122

5 Royalist newsbooks, and Ireland, September 1647-December 1648 147

6 Cromwell's Irish expedition, January-August 1649 171.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1851828923

OCLC:

60611607

Publisher Number:

9781851828920