Regional Book Distribution and Political Participation in the English Civil War

• Published in: The Seventeenth century Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 261 - 280
• Main Author: Allsopp, Niall
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Durham Routledge 03.03.2024; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: 17th century; Book History; Case studies; Civil war; Distribution; English civil war; Francis Eglesfield; Politics; regional book trade; Robert Herrick; United Kingdom > UK; England

Regional book distribution was central to political mobilization in the localities during the English Civil Wars. A contextual approach, building up a picture from print and manuscript sources such as journals, reveals the multiple ways in which books circulated, through a case study of Devon and th...