A plague of informers : conspiracy and political trust in William III's England
"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"-- Provided by publisher
History
xiii, 344 pages ; 25 cm.
9780300171044, 0300171048
849822674
Debates on National Security
A Trusted Government?
"A Tool with so Devilish an Edge": Government Officials and Political Informers in the 1690s
Identity, Honor, and Gender in the Narratives of Informers
Credit and Credibility in the Worlds of Richard Kingston
Loyalty and Credibility in the Lancashire "Sham Plot"
Representation, Politics, and Law in the Assassination Plot