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Riot, Rebellion and Popular Politics in Early Modern England

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  1. Andy Wood
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  • The only textbook to cover popular politics in both Tudor and Stuart England, and the first synthesis of the new social history of politics in early modern England
    Uses focused casestudies to develop its argument and provides clear and accessible accounts of individual rebellions
    Deploys a challenging new interpretation of the relationship between politics, the state and society, reinterpreting the nature of politics in early modern England
    Assesses change in popular politics over a long period of time

Part of the book series: Social History in Perspective (SHP)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • Andy Wood
    Pages 1-23

  3. Authority, the Law and the State

    • Andy Wood
    Pages 24-48

  6. Popular Politics in Stuart England

    • Andy Wood
    Pages 112-186

  7. Coda

    • Andy Wood
    Pages 187-194

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 195-227
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About this book

Riot, Rebellion and Popular Politics in Early Modern England reassesses the relationship between politics, social change and popular culture in the period c. 1520-1730. It argues that early modern politics needs to be understood in broad terms, to include not only states and elites, but also disputes over the control of resources and the distribution of power. Andy Wood assesses the history of riot and rebellion in the early modern period, concentrating upon: popular involvement in religious change and political conflict, especially the Reformation and the English Revolution; relations between ruler and ruled; seditious speech; popular politics and the early modern state; custom, the law and popular politics; the impact of literacy and print; and the role of ritual, gender and local identity in popular politics.
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About the author

ANDY WOOD is Senior Lecturer in social history at the University of East Anglia.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Riot, Rebellion and Popular Politics in Early Modern England

  • Authors: Andy Wood

  • Series Title: Social History in Perspective

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4039-4038-4

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2002

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 227

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Social History

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