Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vi
4. Acknowledgements vii
5. Abbreviations ix
6. Introduction: Royalism and its Problems 1
7. 1. Royalists and Polemic in the 1640s 13
8. 2. The Politics of Sexual Libel 45
9. 3. The Twists and Turns of Royalist Propaganda 63
10. 4. Authors, Shifting Allegiances and the Nature of Royalism 93
11. 5. Printers, Publishers and the Royalist Underground 127
12. 6. Hunting the Royalist Press 150
13. 7. The Theory and Practice of Censorship 183
14. 8. A New Model of Press Censorship 210
15. Conclusion 225
16. Select Bibliography 229
17. Index 269