Public Opinion in Early Modern Scotland, c.1560–1707

Reveals the dynamics and rise in prominence of Scottish public opinion in a period of religious and constitutional tension.

List of contents

1. Protestations; 2. Petitions; 3. Oaths; 4. Public communications; 5. The inclinations of the people; 6. The sense of the nation.

About the author

Karin Bowie is Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities at the University of Glasgow and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society where she received the David Berry prize in 2015. She is the author of Scottish Public Opinion in the Anglo-Scottish Union, 1699-1707 (2007) and articles in Scottish Affairs, Journal of British Studies, Journal of Scottish Historical Studies and the Scotsman.

Product details

• Authors: Bowie Karin
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 31.07.2025
• EAN: 9781108825184
• ISBN: 978-1-108-82518-4
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, c 1500 onwards to present day, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Public Opinion & Polls, Public opinion and polls, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Opinion Polling