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9781851969692
This is a study of the 'secret history', a polemical form of historiography which flourished in England during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The author argues that secret histories' rhetorical peculiarities must be understood in the light of contemporary party politics.Rebecca Bullard Staff is the author of 'The Politics of Disclosure, 1674-1725: Secret History Narratives', published 2009 under ISBN 9781851969692 and ISBN 1851969691.
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