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4 - Tudor Royal Proclamations

Materiality, Orality and Performance

from Part I - Authentic Royal Voices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2020

Mel Evans
Mel Evans
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University of Leicester
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This chapter conducts a material and linguistic analysis of royal Tudor proclamations, considering how the properties of the genre inform the performance of power in a text designed to be both spoken and seen. The analysis considers material features, such as layout, oversize initials and typeface, alongside key linguistic properties, including lexical bundles and nominal and pronominal references to monarch and subject. The findings are compared against the those for royal correspondence. The chapter proposes that proclamations underwent a process of epistolarization in the Tudor period, becoming more interactive and directly representative of the monarch's prerogative.

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Royal Voices
Language and Power in Tudor England
 , pp. 115 - 154
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • Tudor Royal Proclamations
  • Mel Evans, University of Leicester
  • Book: Royal Voices
  • Online publication: 28 February 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316443095.005
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  • Tudor Royal Proclamations
  • Mel Evans, University of Leicester
  • Book: Royal Voices
  • Online publication: 28 February 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316443095.005
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  • Tudor Royal Proclamations
  • Mel Evans, University of Leicester
  • Book: Royal Voices
  • Online publication: 28 February 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316443095.005
Available formats
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