A full history of the British posts from their obscure Tudor beginnings to the reforms of the 1830s. Joyce follows the battle of the patents under the early Stuarts, Thomas Witherings, Prideaux and the Commonwealth, the Restoration farm of the revenue, the cross-posts and the coming of mail coaches, together with ministers, contractors and the politics of opening letters.
A detailed narrative for postal historians, philatelists and students of British government. Download the free EPUB.