About this episode

The episode discusses the role of informing and informers in maintaining security during the English Republic from 1649 to 1660.

Informing and informers were pervasive in successive governments’ attempts to maintain the security and stability of the English Republic between 1649 and 1660. Some members of the public felt that by informing on others they significantly and positively contributed to the security of the Interregnum Regimes. Indeed, many members of the public considered that informing ... Read more

Topics covered

• informing
• English Republic
• security
• public participation
• revolutionary England

Keywords

• informing
• informers
• English Republic
• security
• Interregnum
• public participation
• revolution

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: English Republic

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