Add to ORKGOne of the best-known British trials for seditious libel in the second half of the 18th century was the case of bookseller and journalist John Almon (1737–1805). In 1770, he was summoned to the King’s Bench after selling a copy of “Junius's letter to the king”, a highly controversial oppositional pamphlet. The details of his trial are preserved in the State Papers, record TS 11 / 177. The pseudonym of “Junius” had first appeared in 1768 and was to be used for several articles in the Public Ad..
This article presents a new account of the development of the law of seditious libel from the late s...
Lord John Balmerino (c. 1589-1649) was a Scottish noble whom Charles I ordered tried for treason. Ch...
Contains extracts from "Principles of government, in a dialogue between a gentleman and a farmer," b...
One of the best-known British trials for seditious libel in the second half of the 18th century was ...
Discussion of the proceedings against John Wilkes in the House of Commons, in answer to a pamphlet T...
On the trial of John Wilkes for a libel published in the North Briton, no. 45, with an answer to Cha...
Based on archival research, this fascinating new work represents the first full-length biography of ...
That newspapers were, unlike many books, relatively free from external censorship may be attributed ...
The libel appeared in the "Royal standard, and loyal political register," which was printed by Whiti...
48 p., [1] leaf of plates ; 22 cm. (8vo)Tried in the Courts of Oyer and Terminer.Half-title: The tr...
142, [2] p. ; 22 cm. (8vo)Advertised in the Boston chronicle, June 20, 1768 as "just published ... ...
Publisher's advertisements: p. [1]-[15] at end.Erskine's argument delivered Nov. 15, 1784, in suppor...
Libel and Lampoon shows how English satire and the law mutually shaped each other during the long ei...
In 1835, Joseph Howe was prosecuted for criminal libel after an attack on the Halifax magistracy app...
"The case of His Grace the Duke of Portland, respecting two leases, lately granted by the lords of t...
This article presents a new account of the development of the law of seditious libel from the late s...
Lord John Balmerino (c. 1589-1649) was a Scottish noble whom Charles I ordered tried for treason. Ch...
Contains extracts from "Principles of government, in a dialogue between a gentleman and a farmer," b...
One of the best-known British trials for seditious libel in the second half of the 18th century was ...
Discussion of the proceedings against John Wilkes in the House of Commons, in answer to a pamphlet T...
On the trial of John Wilkes for a libel published in the North Briton, no. 45, with an answer to Cha...
Based on archival research, this fascinating new work represents the first full-length biography of ...
That newspapers were, unlike many books, relatively free from external censorship may be attributed ...
The libel appeared in the "Royal standard, and loyal political register," which was printed by Whiti...
48 p., [1] leaf of plates ; 22 cm. (8vo)Tried in the Courts of Oyer and Terminer.Half-title: The tr...
142, [2] p. ; 22 cm. (8vo)Advertised in the Boston chronicle, June 20, 1768 as "just published ... ...
Publisher's advertisements: p. [1]-[15] at end.Erskine's argument delivered Nov. 15, 1784, in suppor...
Libel and Lampoon shows how English satire and the law mutually shaped each other during the long ei...
In 1835, Joseph Howe was prosecuted for criminal libel after an attack on the Halifax magistracy app...
"The case of His Grace the Duke of Portland, respecting two leases, lately granted by the lords of t...
This article presents a new account of the development of the law of seditious libel from the late s...
Lord John Balmerino (c. 1589-1649) was a Scottish noble whom Charles I ordered tried for treason. Ch...
Contains extracts from "Principles of government, in a dialogue between a gentleman and a farmer," b...