Propaganda and Persuasion: Political Discourse and the Negotiation of Power and Authority in Yorkist and Early Tudor England

我的研究提供了第一个，在使用和操纵的语言，以服务于政治目的在这个关键时期的英国政治史的深入调查。它探讨了共同的政治言论的含义和意义，如“共同财富”，“反对国王和上帝”，并提到“贵族血统”，这是用来说服和操纵公众舆论的语言工具。这一点在1470年尤为明显，当时沃里克公爵和克拉伦斯杜克发表了一份宣言，详细说明了爱德华四世政府的缺陷，以及为什么他不适合作为统治者。理查三世在1483年5月夺取政权时，也用这些短语来诽谤伍德维尔家族。它考虑了使用这一措辞的背景和意图。报告审议了为维持政治现状或大规模政权更迭辩护所使用的不同语言。它将试图了解君主制和贵族在特定情况下是否使用了某些词语或短语，例如在为前任君主的废黜辩护时。它还将研究这些单词和短语的起源，特别是谁创造了它们，他们是皇室成员还是君主制的反对者，以及他们是否遵循前人使用的语言模板，以及他们如何适应这些模板以适应他们的具体情况。

My study provides the first, in depth investigation of the use and manipulation of language to serve political ends in this critical period of English political history. It explores the meaning and significance of common political utterances such as 'common weal', 'against king and God' and references to 'noble blood', which were linguistic tools used to persuade and manipulate public opinion towards or against a cause. This is particularly evident in 1470 when the earl of Warwick and the duke of Clarence published a manifesto detailing the flaws of Edward IV's government, and why he was unsuitable as a ruler. Such phrases were also used by Richard III to slander the Woodvilles when he seized power in May 1483. It considers the context in which this language was employed and the purposes for which it was intended. It considers the different ways language was used to justify either the maintenance of the political status quo or wholesale regime-change. It will seek to understand whether there were certain words or phrases utilised by the monarchy and the nobility in particular circumstances, for example when justifying the deposition of a previous monarch. It will also examine the origins of these words and phrases, specifically who created them, whether they were royalty or opponents of the monarchy, and if they were following linguistic templates used by predecessors and how they adapted these templates in order to fit their specific circumstance.