Plague of informers : conspiracy and political trust in William III's England

Plague of informers : conspiracy and political trust in William III's England / Rachel Weil.

"Stories of plots, sham plots, and the citizen-informers who discovered them are at the center of Rachel Weil's compelling study of the turbulent decade following the Revolution of 1688. Most studies of the Glorious Revolution focus on its causes or long-term effects, but Weil instead zero...

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Main Author: Weil, Rachel
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2014.
Series:Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history.
Subjects:
William > III, > King of England, > 1650-1702 > Adversaries.
William > III, > King of England, > 1650-1702
1600-1702
Conspiracies > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Conspiracies
Enemies
Kings and rulers > Succession
Politics and government
Great Britain > History > William and Mary, 1689-1702.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1689-1702.
Great Britain > Kings and rulers > Succession > History > 17th century.
Great Britain
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Debates on National Security
  • A Trusted Government?
  • "A Tool with so Devilish an Edge": Government Officials and Political Informers in the 1690s
  • Identity, Honor, and Gender in the Narratives of Informers
  • Credit and Credibility in the Worlds of Richard Kingston
  • Loyalty and Credibility in the Lancashire "Sham Plot"
  • Representation, Politics, and Law in the Assassination Plot.

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