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The fiery spirits : popular protest, Parliament and the English Revolution /

"The renowned historian John Rees tells the story of radical member of parliament Henry Marten and his allies, who played a pivotal role in the English Civil Wars. This brilliant work of narrative history portrays the people who brought the nation to the brink and whose dream of a kingdom witho...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rees, John, 1957- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Verso, 2025.
Subjects:
Great Britain > History > Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660.
Great Britain > History > Civil War, 1642-1649.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1642-1660.
Levellers.
Marten, Henry, > 1602-1680.
Legislators > Great Britain > Biography.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1642-1660 (Révolution puritaine)
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1642-1649 (Guerre civile)
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1642-1660.
Niveleurs (Mouvement politique)
Table of Contents:
  • Lines of Dissent : The Wentworths, the Strodes, and the Origins of Parliamentary Resistance
  • Riotous England
  • The Great Dress Rehearsal : The Parliament of 1628-29
  • A Theatre of Misery to Men and Angels : The First Fiery Spirits and the Era of Reaction
  • The Long Parliament and the Unfinished Business of 1629
  • The Road to Revolution
  • The Committeemen
  • The Crowd, the Commons, and the Crown
  • Alexander Rigby's War
  • The War Party and the Fiery Spirits : 1642-45
  • An End to Things
  • Revolution Within the Revolution
  • To Kill a King?