'Partisanship, petitioning, and deliberation in British politics, c. 1689-1750'

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• Dr Philip Loft, College Research Associate, Wolfson College; British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of History
• Wednesday 10 May 2017, 13:00-14:00
• Combination Room, Wolfson College.

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This talk is open to the public and may be podcast

This paper explores the causes and consequences of the growth of public engagement with parliament in the early eighteenth century. Through exploring some 8000 petitions, it considers who this public was, how they were mobilised, and how the associated rise of lying, misrepresentation and participation of the “ruder sorts” was sought to be managed to ensure that politics remained rational and deliberative.

This talk is part of the Wolfson College Lunchtime Seminar Series - Wednesdays of Full Term series.

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