Catholic print networks in restoration London, 1660-1688: the cross-confessional world of later Stuart print culture

Abstract

Uncovers the hidden networks behind Catholic publishing in Restoration London, where politics, religion, and print intersected in unexpected ways under Charles II, James VII/II, and Queen Catherine of Braganza.

Contents

Part 1: The book world of restoration Catholics -- Restoration Catholics and their books: recusant and clerical libraries and the forces that shaped them -- Navigating the restoration Catholic book trade: defining 'popish', the licensing act, and the black market -- Part 2: The spaces of Catholic print -- Clandestine print in the city: the spaces and patrons of Catholic London -- Books from a friend in the city: the circulation networks of Catholic print -- Part 3: Change and the Catholic print trade -- Catholic print during crisis: the popish plot and the end of licensing -- A Catholic king's press: the print network(s) of James VII/II -- Conclusion -- Appendices: A: Matthew Turner's 1687 monopoly ; B: Bookmen of the Catholic print trade under James VII/II ; C: Tables of printed Catholic sermons preached in England.