Backlash : libel, impeachment, and populism in the reign of Queen Anne /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Carnell, Rachel (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2020.
Subjects:	Anne, > Queen of Great Britain, > 1665-1714. Great Britain. > Parliament > History > 18th century. Great Britain > History > Anne, 1702-1714. Great Britain > Politics and government > 1702-1714. Political parties > Great Britain > History. Great Britain > Court and courtiers > Biography.

Table of 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.