WHAT WERE broadside ballads?
Dec 15, 2021
2 minutes
Karen Peck
Broadside ballads were the social media or tabloid press of the day.
Starting in the early 16th century, they lasted into the 19th century, when newspapers and other printed material took over. For a halfpenny or a penny, you bought a large,
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