It covers the politics of censorship and the role of the London Book trade in manufacturing and spreading opinion, arguing that the 1640s laid the foundations of the political awareness of the people.
^Dagmar Freist (1997). Governed By Opinion: Politics, Religion and the Dynamics of Communication in Stuart LondonISBN 9781860641107 (revised Nov 2015)
^Dagmar Freist, Freist DagmarGoverned by Opinion : Politics, Religion and the Dynamics of Communication in Stuart London by Dagmar Freist and Freist Dagmar (1997, Hardcover)ISBN 9781860641107 (revised Feb 2015)
^Governed By Opinion: Politics, Religion And The Dynamics Of Communication In Stuart LondonIndigo. ISBN 9781860641107 (revised Nov 2022)