A Plague of Informers

Conspiracy and Political Trust in William III's England

Nonfiction, History, Modern, 17th Century, British, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
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Author: Rachel Weil ISBN: 9780300199284
Publisher: Yale University Press Publication: January 28, 2014
Imprint: Yale University Press Language: English
Author: Rachel Weil
ISBN: 9780300199284
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication: January 28, 2014
Imprint: Yale University Press
Language: English
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 zeroes in on the early years when the survival of the new regime was in doubt. By encouraging informers, imposing loyalty oaths, suspending habeas corpus, and delaying the long-promised reform of treason trial procedure, the Williamite regime protected itself from enemies and cemented its bonds with supporters, but also put its own credibility at risk.
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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 zeroes in on the early years when the survival of the new regime was in doubt. By encouraging informers, imposing loyalty oaths, suspending habeas corpus, and delaying the long-promised reform of treason trial procedure, the Williamite regime protected itself from enemies and cemented its bonds with supporters, but also put its own credibility at risk.

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