Abstract
Abstract
This article addresses the print campaign to promote the Anglo-Scottish alliance of 1643 and its accompanying Solemn League and Covenant oath, an exercise that was novel in its involvement of the emerging serial press. The study outlines the reasons for the campaign, records its backers and contributors, and sets out the difficulties it encountered. After examining the nature of the pamphlet literature associated with the 1643 Covenant, the article explores in detail the contribution to the debate made by the newsbook Mercurius Britanicus, a publication that was founded specifically to make the case for the Covenant and to encourage universal subscription to its accompanying oath.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Sociology and Political Science,History,Cultural Studies
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