These efforts included those of the clergy who gave loyalist sermons, accompanied the volunteer forces against the Jacobites and even stood up to the Jacobite forces in person. The lords lieutenant organized militia and volunteer forces to support the status quo. Official bodies, such as the corporations, parishes, quarter sessions and sheriffs, organized events to celebrate loyalist occasions and dealt with local Jacobite sympathisers. The press, both national and regional, was uniformly loyal. Finally, both the middling and common people acted, often violently, against those thought to be hostile towards the status quo. The effectiveness of these bodies had limits, but was at times decisive, and showed that the dynasty was not without popular support in its hours of crisis.
This volume is essential reading for all those interested in the Jacobite rebellions and the early English Georgian state, church and society.
These efforts included those of the clergy who gave loyalist sermons, accompanied the volunteer forces against the Jacobites and even stood up to the Jacobite forces in person. The lords lieutenant organized militia and volunteer forces to support the status quo. Official bodies, such as the corporations, parishes, quarter sessions and sheriffs, organized events to celebrate loyalist occasions and dealt with local Jacobite sympathisers. The press, both national and regional, was uniformly loyal. Finally, both the middling and common people acted, often violently, against those thought to be hostile towards the status quo. The effectiveness of these bodies had limits, but was at times decisive, and showed that the dynasty was not without popular support in its hours of crisis.
This volume is essential reading for all those interested in the Jacobite rebellions and the early English Georgian state, church and society.
Anti-Jacobitism and the English People, 1714-1746
280Anti-Jacobitism and the English People, 1714-1746
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ISBN-13: | 9780367634056 |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 05/27/2024 |
Series: | Routledge Research in Early Modern History |
Pages: | 280 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d) |