Collecting Revolution: George Thomason and the ‘Thomason Tracts’

Abstract

The approximately 24,000 pamphlets, manuscripts and newspapers collected by the London bookseller George Thomason are an invaluable source for the study of the political events of 1640 to 1663. This introduction surveys the articles, based on a conference held at the British Library, which are brought together in eBLJ 2023.

Keywords

• thomason tracts
• george thomason