Recording speech in early modern England: Parliament, preachers and the Putney debates
In his work on the 1624 Parliamentary Diaries, Philip Baker deals with the difficulties in deciphering 17th Century record keeping on a daily basis. In this blog he discusses how techniques for recording speech developed over the century from Parliament to the Putney debates, which began today in 1647… Today, thanks to Hansard, speeches in Parliament can be read online within hours of them being … Continue reading Recording speech in early modern England: Parliament, preachers and the Putney debates