Role Of Print In The Wars Of The Three Kingdoms
How important a role did print play in the divisions of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms?
Discuss with reference to any two primary sources associated with Block 3.
Through this essay, I propose that whilst print production volumes appear to be large during the period of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, the effect of print on its course was small, in comparison for example against the dynamic political and religious environments as described by Laurence and Gibbons (2007); ‘The Civil Wars began as a result of a series of complicated events driven by irreconcilable attitudes to religion and royal power’. This I believe best describes the whole period but ultimately it was the actions of people against other people, driven by religion, politics, changing loyalties, economics and basic survival that affected the divisions of the wars with print often reflecting rather than driving those actions and I intend to focus on two items of print that I believe act as good examples of this argument.
By 1640 print was already responsible for mass publications such as The Bible and The Book of Common Prayer as well as pamphlets and newsbooks, so ‘print’ is an over-arching phrase encapsulating many different types of print …show more content…
People talking to people brings about resolution, not print. The Tears of Ireland document stands as an example of the art of the propagandist but who’s message may well have got lost within the unregulated and over-subscribed print environment of the time, whereas the printing of the act announces intent and marks the end of an era. Neither impacted the course of the wars, but it might be said that they did, like many printed documents mark significant events within the
Discuss with reference to any two primary sources associated with Block 3.
Through this essay, I propose that whilst print production volumes appear to be large during the period of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, the effect of print on its course was small, in comparison for example against the dynamic political and religious environments as described by Laurence and Gibbons (2007); ‘The Civil Wars began as a result of a series of complicated events driven by irreconcilable attitudes to religion and royal power’. This I believe best describes the whole period but ultimately it was the actions of people against other people, driven by religion, politics, changing loyalties, economics and basic survival that affected the divisions of the wars with print often reflecting rather than driving those actions and I intend to focus on two items of print that I believe act as good examples of this argument.
By 1640 print was already responsible for mass publications such as The Bible and The Book of Common Prayer as well as pamphlets and newsbooks, so ‘print’ is an over-arching phrase encapsulating many different types of print …show more content…
People talking to people brings about resolution, not print. The Tears of Ireland document stands as an example of the art of the propagandist but who’s message may well have got lost within the unregulated and over-subscribed print environment of the time, whereas the printing of the act announces intent and marks the end of an era. Neither impacted the course of the wars, but it might be said that they did, like many printed documents mark significant events within the