Paper Bullets : Print and Kingship under Charles II.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (306 pages)
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One: Representations of the King -- 1. Restoration and Escape: The Incognito King and Providential History -- 2. The Monarch's Sacred Body: The King's Evil and the Politics of Royal Healing -- 3. The Monarch's Profane Body: "His scepter and his prick are of a length -- Part Two: The Language of Censorship -- 4. "The feminine part of every rebellion": The Public, Royal Power, and the Mysteries of Printing -- 5. "The very Oracles of the Vulgar": Stephen College and the Author on Trial -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Charles -- II, -- King of England, -- 1630-1685 -- In literature. Journalism -- Political aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century. English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism. Printing -- Political aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century. Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century. Censorship -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century. Monarchy -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.