Parliament, print and the politics of disinformation, 1642–3

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Abstract

This article explores the political uses of disinformation during the English civil war. It argues that forged and falsified publications formed part of a sophisticated propaganda strategy employed by the parliamentarian war party, aimed at discrediting Charles I during the first months of the conflict. It therefore offers an important corrective to traditional emphases on the anxieties that partisan print engendered. Furthermore, by showing that this strategy drew on both the practices and texts associated with early Stuart scribal opposition to Caroline rule, the article suggests an important link between pre-war manuscript culture and the print practices of the sixteen-forties.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)720-736
JournalHistorical Research
Volume92
Issue number258
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2019

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