Title Selling Cromwell's wars : media, empire and godly warfare, 1650-1658 / by Nicole Greenspan

Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 247 pages) Series Political and popular culture in the early modern period ; no. 5 Political and popular culture in the early modern period ; no. 5. Contents 1. Building the commonwealth : republicanism, godly government and the media -- 2. The 'great whore of Scotland' : newsbooks, pamphlets and the Cromwellian conquest -- 3. Marketing empire : the western design and conquest of Jamaica -- 4. The Anglo-Spanish war, Protestant empire and the media -- 5. International news, religious conflict and Protestant solidarity under the Cromwellian protectorate Summary Greenspan examines a selection of Cromwell's conflicts, policies and imperial ventures to explore the ways in which the media was instrumental in developing, promoting and legitimizing government actions Notes Originally published 2016 by Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Limited Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-237) and index Subject Press and politics -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century Government and the press -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century Mass media and public opinion -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century Government and the press Mass media and public opinion Press and politics Great Britain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781315655420 131565542X 9781317322023 1317322029 9781317322030 1317322037 9781317322016 1317322010

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