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SUMMARY:'Partisanship\, petitioning\, and deliberation in British politics
 \, c. 1689-1750' - Dr Philip Loft\,  College Research Associate\, Wolfson 
 College\; British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow\, Faculty of History
DTSTART:20170510T120000Z
DTEND:20170510T130000Z
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CONTACT:Graham Allen
DESCRIPTION:This paper explores the causes and consequences of the growth 
 of public engagement with parliament in the early eighteenth century. Thro
 ugh exploring some 8000 petitions\, it considers who this public was\, how
  they were mobilised\, and how the associated rise of lying\, misrepresent
 ation and participation of the “ruder sorts” was sought to be managed 
 to ensure that politics remained rational and deliberative.
LOCATION:Combination Room\, Wolfson College
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