Popist as an enemy. The perception of Catholics in Great Britain during the reign of Queen Anne in the light of British journalism Cover Image

Wróg papista. Postrzeganie katolików na Wyspach Brytyjskich w czasach panowania królowej Anny w świetle brytyjskiej publicystyki
Popist as an enemy. The perception of Catholics in Great Britain during the reign of Queen Anne in the light of British journalism

Author(s): Magdalena Makówka
Subject(s): History, Theology and Religion, 18th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Queen Anne; Catholicism; image of the Catholics; religion

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to present the image of catholic in the English journalistic works in the time of Queen Anne. The work has been analysed the pamphlets and the articles in the newspapers. Catholics were described as popery, papist, or popist. They were depicted in the negative light as heretics or schismatics. Catholicism was bound also with the risk of tyranny of the Pope.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 106
  • Page Range: 29-38
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish