Governed by Opinion: Politics, Religion and the Dynamics of Communication in Stuart London, 1637-1645

Based on archival research, using court records, literary sources and the reports of everyday talk, Governed by Opinion explores how political opinion was created and developed in Stuart Britain. Dagmar Freist explores the politics of censorship and the role of the London book trade in spreading and forming opinion, and argues that the events of the 1640s paved the way for political awareness among ordinary people.