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The Battle of the Frog’s and Fairford’s Flies: Miracles and the Pulp Press During the English Revolution

By Jerome Friedman (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan US
Year
1993
ISBN
978-0-312-10170-1, 978-1-137-10052-8
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
19 MB (20025962 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
XVI, 304\313
Time added
2017-08-08 21:00:00
History of Britain and Ireland

Description

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Censorship, Popular Publication, and the Pulp Press....Pages 1-16 Front Matter....Pages 17-18 Order Within the Universe: The Rebellion Against Charles....Pages 19-40 Signs of the Times: Portents, Prodigies, and Other Indications of God’s Unhappiness with England....Pages 41-58 Ancient Prophecies....Pages 59-79 Front Matter....Pages 81-82 The Sectarian Cancer....Pages 83-114 Religious Imposters and Charlatans....Pages 115-136 Catholics, Turks, and Jews....Pages 137-153 Front Matter....Pages 155-156 Signs of Sin Everywhere: Alehouses, Alchohol, Drugs, and More....Pages 157-178 Naughty Women and Worse....Pages 179-202 Bawdy Men and Better....Pages 203-222 Front Matter....Pages 223-224 More Ancient Prophecies....Pages 225-238 Events in 1660: The Battle of the Frogs and Fairford’s Flies....Pages 239-254 Conclusion....Pages 255-264 Back Matter....Pages 265-304

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