… was dealing with Covenanters’ rebellions. These radical Presbyterians were refusing to swear allegiance to the king’s authority on the Church and kept holding illegal conventicles. The capital city was witnessing trials and executions. … The fact that his court moved in with him or lived in the vicinity played a central part in the promotion of the royal authority and patronage. The courtiers recovered their traditional status as the town’s elite and became the examples to … Duke considered the nobility and the merchants of Edinburgh as being indeed loyal to him, to the royal cause and to his authority. 3 The capital city of Scotland had recovered its status of royal burgh, which had seemed forgotten. 2 . …
… Thus, even during the Civil War and Interregnum, John Holden's bookshop on the Strand featured works by royalist authors and right up to 1832, the death of Charles I was commemorated by the closure of theatres. 9 Yet Covent Garden …
… drunkenness: there is a considerable amount of prints dedicated to the dark side of aristocratic sociability. 13 A few authors proceeded to sell satirical directories by using false imprints and deceptive title pages. Inspired by the …