Bloodsuckers of the Commonwealth - Monopolies, Petitioning, and the Public Sphere in Early Modern England

This book examines anti-monopoly petitioning activity in England between 1590-1625. It reveals that the growth of monopolies and issuing of new charters was an integral issue triggering subjects to engage in politics. It adds a new dimension to scholarly understandings of popular political culture at the turn of the century. -- .