Propaganda and the Tudor State: Political Culture in the Westcountry

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.


Author: J. P. D. Cooper
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Published: 09/11/2003
Pages: 296
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.78h x 5.84w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9780199263875

Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2004 pg. 2112

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