Scribal News in Politics and Parliament, 1660-1760

An exploration of scribal news, which played a major part in the topical reporting of political developments in Britain during the 17th and 18th centuries

• Evaluates its significance, which has long been overshadowed by the seemingly inevitable rise of print media
• Builds on recent research that critiqued assumptions about the superiority of print
• Seeks to explore the relationship between manuscript news and politics in Britain from c. 1660-1760 in more detail and on a broad scale