The Craftsman (political journal)

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The Craftsman was an influential 18th-century British opposition political journal associated with William Pulteney that criticized the government of Sir Robert Walpole and helped shape public opinion against his administration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf newspaper ⓘ
periodical ⓘ
political journal ⓘ
associatedWith Bolingbroke circle ⓘ
British parliamentary politics ⓘ
William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath ⓘ
circulationArea Great Britain ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
criticized Sir Robert Walpole ⓘ
linked to: Robert Walpole

Walpole ministry ⓘ
Whig government ⓘ
linked to: Whig Supremacy
editor William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath ⓘ
fieldOfWork journalism ⓘ
political communication ⓘ
politics ⓘ
genre opposition press ⓘ
political journalism ⓘ
hasSubject British foreign policy ⓘ
patronage and corruption ⓘ
taxation policy ⓘ
historicalContext early Georgian Britain ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributed to the fall in Walpole’s popularity ⓘ
example of early 18th-century party press ⓘ
ideology anti-corruption reform ⓘ
constitutionalism ⓘ
influenced British public opinion ⓘ
opposition to Walpole ⓘ
mainTheme constitutional liberty ⓘ
criticism of government corruption ⓘ
parliamentary accountability ⓘ
mediaType print periodical ⓘ
medium print ⓘ
notableFor being an influential opposition journal ⓘ
role in shaping public opinion against Walpole ⓘ
placeOfPublication London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
politicalAlignment opposition to Sir Robert Walpole ⓘ
politicalPosition opposition Whig ⓘ
publicationLanguage English ⓘ
publicationPeriod 18th century ⓘ
targetAudience opponents of Walpole ⓘ
politically engaged readers ⓘ
usedFormat essays ⓘ
political commentary ⓘ
satire ⓘ

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William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath → notableWork → The Craftsman (political journal) ⓘ
William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath → coFounderOf → The Craftsman (political journal) ⓘ