There really is nothing new in our dissemination of information, just in the manner in which it is done. It’s one more extension of the information revolution that occurred after Gutenberg’s printing press and now continues with the internet. Few people even learned to read before Gutenberg but with more books available it became essential. Reblogging on Archer’s Aim!
4 thoughts on “Broadsides: the Posts and Tweets of Renaissance England”
Many thanks for sharing, Paul! You’re quite right; there is nothing new under the sun. Indeed, that’s why I love studying history 🙂
Happy to share it.
Liked and tweeted. Interesting take on moving to a different culture.
yes, it is…