| Contents |
Introduction: Backlash then and now -- 1. A "very murdering" battle and a salacious court memoir -- 2. Secret history and seditious libel -- 3. A provocative Tory sermon -- 4. The general who would be king -- 5. A female satirist in court -- 6. Impeachment and public opinion -- 7. Impeached but triumphant -- 8. A Tory victory lap and parliamentary elections -- Epilogue: Why the backlash of 1710 matters today. |
| Abstract |
"Rachel Carnell tells the story of a backlash against decades of increasingly progressive government in Britain after the Glorious Revolution of 1688. The book relates the arrest of a Tory political satirist and Whigs' impeachment of a High Church clergyman and the resulting backlash, with mobs surging the streets. Queen Anne dissolved Parliament, and the new elections brought in a Tory majority who swiftly passed reactionary legislation"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-271) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020024990 |
| ISBN | 9780813944425 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
