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Beginnings of Journalism and Early English News
The article traces the birth of English journalism from 1606 with The Oxford Gazette through the rise of newsbooks and the role of Thomason’s collection. It notes royal control, the shift from pamphlets to periodicals, and the origins of advertising as a parallel to early news. It highlights key figures, places, and the evolution of titles like Courante and gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
England
Henry VIII
Amsterdam
Cologne
Europe
Oxford Gazette
Diurnans
Marlowe
Shakespeare
Jonson
Fletcher
Thomason
British Museum
St. Pauls Churchyard
George III
Burney
the Times
Courant
Gazet
Gazette
A. Currant
Cromwell
Ben Jonson
Montaigne
James I
Arthur Gorges
Walter Cope
Gorges
Thomas More
Chelsea
Cope
Holland House
Cope Castle
Ema
Mme. d’Arblay
Parliament