7 Mis-commemoration after the Restoration
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Edward Legon
Abstract
Moving beyond oral culture, this chapter identifies a rich vein of what is referred to as mis-commemoration after the Restoration: the failure to live up to the government’s expectations of behaviour on the anniversaries of the regicide (30 January) and the Restoration (29 May). Various explanations are offered for mis-commemoration, such as dissenting quibbles with episcopacy and Anglican worship, the extent to which the days accentuated political and religious protest, concerns about the extent to which the anniversaries were used to lambast Dissenters, and, drawing on previous chapters, disagreement about the Royalist interpretations of the recent past to which the days lent themselves.
Abstract
Moving beyond oral culture, this chapter identifies a rich vein of what is referred to as mis-commemoration after the Restoration: the failure to live up to the government’s expectations of behaviour on the anniversaries of the regicide (30 January) and the Restoration (29 May). Various explanations are offered for mis-commemoration, such as dissenting quibbles with episcopacy and Anglican worship, the extent to which the days accentuated political and religious protest, concerns about the extent to which the anniversaries were used to lambast Dissenters, and, drawing on previous chapters, disagreement about the Royalist interpretations of the recent past to which the days lent themselves.
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Dedication iv
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgements viii
- Abbreviations ix
- 1 Introduction 1
- 2 Locating seditious memories in England and Wales 17
- 3 The politics of memory after the Restoration 46
- 4 Seditious memories 67
- 5 Sharing seditious memories 87
- 6 Seditious memories in Scotland and Ireland 110
- 7 Mis-commemoration after the Restoration 142
- 8 Seditious memories across generations 172
- Conclusion 199
- Select bibliography 207
- Index 229
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Dedication iv
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgements viii
- Abbreviations ix
- 1 Introduction 1
- 2 Locating seditious memories in England and Wales 17
- 3 The politics of memory after the Restoration 46
- 4 Seditious memories 67
- 5 Sharing seditious memories 87
- 6 Seditious memories in Scotland and Ireland 110
- 7 Mis-commemoration after the Restoration 142
- 8 Seditious memories across generations 172
- Conclusion 199
- Select bibliography 207
- Index 229
