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Impostures in early modern England : representations and perceptions of fraudlent identities / Tobias B. Hug.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hug, Tobias B. (Tobias Benedikt), author.
- Series:
- Politics, culture, and society in early modern Britain.
- Politics, culture, and society in early modern Britain
- Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Impostors and imposture--England--History--16th century.
- Impostors and imposture.
- Impostors and imposture--England--History--17th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 244 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
- Edition:
- Online-ausg.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Impostors & impostures featured prominently in the political, social & religious life of early modern England. Who was likely to be perceived as an impostor, and why? In this book, Tobias B. Hug examines a wide range of sources, from judicial archives and other official records to chronicles, newspapers, ballads, and autobiographical writings.
- Contents:
- pt. I. Identifying impostures in early modern England
- pt. II. Imposture and autobiography.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 6, 2026).
- ISBN:
- 9781847797490
- 1847797490
- 9781781702413
- 1781702411
- 9781847793119
- 1847793118
- OCLC:
- 818847407
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