Newes from Hell, Rome, and the Innes of Court: Images from the First Year of the English Civil Wars
Rachael A. Beyer
By 1640, English society was in upheaval. Politically, Charles I had broken Parliamentary statutes by ruling alone for more than a decade, and many felt he violated the Church with his Catholic queen. As political system crumbled, royal enforcement of press censorship broke down London publishers produced growing volume anti-Catholic pro-Parliamentary print. Meanwhile, pro-Royalist flagged because crown resistant to its use. In 1642, first year Civil Wars, pro-Parliament used provoke anti-Royalist sentiment rally citizenry support Parliament conflict I. An examination images 1642 reveals turmoil divided country.
Visual Communication Quarterly