Popular Protest in Early Modern England - Politics, Religion, and Society

Explore the structures and motivations behind popular protests in Early Modern England in this 46-minute lecture from Yale University's course on Politics, Religion, and Society under the Tudors and Stuarts. Delve into the orderly nature of food riots and agrarian disturbances, examining how protesters sought to defend traditional rights rooted in custom. Analyze the tactics employed by demonstrators and their attempts to negotiate with authority. Discover the government's often restrained responses and the political nature of these early modern protests. Learn how these forms of popular resistance influenced early labor organization from the late 17th century onwards. Gain insights into the chapters covering riot, ritualism, legitimizing ideas, riot as a tactic, and the un-political aspects of riot in this comprehensive examination of popular protest in Tudor and Stuart England.