The Worcester Election of 1747

I am currently working on an article about the 1747 election in Worcester,
which I’m titling "Corruption, Disenfranchisement, and Political Culture:
The Worcester Election of 1747.” Linda Colley once recognized this election
as the pinnacle of Tory influence and corruption in the provinces. My
article offers Worcester as a case study of political culture at
mid-century. In it, I link national politics to local affairs by analyzing
the practices of enfranchisement and disenfranchiseme...