Printed law, bureaucracy, and state communication in early modern Europe (1500–1700)

1. Imperial Circles formalize regional administration

   Jan 1, 1512Labels: Imperial Circles, Holy Roman

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2. Charles V issues the 1530 Police Ordinance

   Jan 1, 1530Labels: Charles V, Police Ordinance

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   • Britannica

3. France mandates French for official legal acts

   Aug 10, 1539Labels: Ordinance of, France

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4. Pragmatic Sanction reorganizes the Seventeen Provinces

   Jan 1, 1549Labels: Pragmatic Sanction, Seventeen Provinces

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5. Stationers’ Company charter ties printing to regulation

   May 4, 1557Labels: Stationers' Company, England

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6. First Roman Index intensifies Catholic print control

   Jan 1, 1559Labels: Index Librorum, Catholic Church

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7. Reichspost expands long-distance official messaging

   Jan 1, 1595Labels: Reichspost, Taxis family

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8. Strasbourg prints the newspaper Relation

   Jan 1, 1605Labels: Relation Strasbourg, Johann Carolus

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9. Avisa becomes another early German news periodical

   Jan 1, 1609Labels: Avisa Wolfenb, German news

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10. Renaudot launches La Gazette with royal backing

    May 30, 1631Labels: La Gazette, Th ophraste

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11. Parliament’s Licensing Order reasserts print censorship

    Jun 14, 1643Labels: Licensing Order, Parliament England

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12. Licensing of the Press Act codifies Restoration controls

    May 19, 1662Labels: Licensing of, Restoration England

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