Crowds and popular politics in early modern England / John Walter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walter, John, 1948- author.

Series:

Politics, culture and society in early modern Britain.

Politics, culture and society in early modern Britain

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political participation--England--History--16th century.

Political participation.

Political participation--England--History--17th century.

Crowds--England--History--16th century.

Crowds.

Crowds--England--History--17th century.

Riots--England--History--16th century.

Riots.

Riots--England--History--17th century.

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

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1603-1714.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2006.

Summary:

This collection of essays offers a radical re-evaluation of the nature of crowds and popular protest in the early modern period.

Contents:

9780719074752; 9780719074752; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 Crown and crowd: popular culture and popular protest in early modern England; Chapter 2 Grain riots and popular attitudesto the law: Maldon and the crisis of 1629; Chapter 3 The geography of food riots, 1585-16491; Chapter 4 A 'rising of the people'?The Oxfordshire rising of 1596; Chapter 5 The social economy of dearth in early modern England*; Chapter 6 The impact of the English Civil War on society: a world turned upside-down?

Chapter 7 Public transcripts, popular agency and the politics of subsistence in early modern EnglandIndex

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 28, 2026).

ISBN:

1-84779-397-5

OCLC:

818847303