Glenn Burgess: 'British Political Thought, 1500–1660: The Politics of the Post-Reformation'

What was the average annual output of the London presses in the period 1641?

2,042

What was the average annual output of the London presses in the period 1642?

4,038

What did Burgess say about the increase in output of the London presses?

““The British and English Revolutions witnessed the birth of a ‘public sphere’: ‘the invention of public opinion”

When did the English Civil War begin?

22nd August 1642

When was the first major battle of the English Civil War?

The Battle of Edgehill occurred on 23rd October 1642

What dilemma did Charles’s opponents face before full-scale war broke out?

“Before the cold war became hot, Charles’s opponents were forced to confront the tricky question of how they could make a case for the legitimacy of their actions”