Soldiers and Statesmen - The General Council of the Army and its Debates 1647-1648 (Hardcover)

Within a year of its victory over King Charles I in 1646, the New Model Army became a powerful force in English politics when it defied Parliament's orders to disband and set up its own democratic institution, the General Council of the Army. Its soldiers elected "agitators" as their spokesmen, who met with the generals to discuss not only the grievances of the army but also the settlement of the kingdom--contesting the very foundations of political authority. Shedding new light on the origins and proceedings of the agitators, Soldiers and Statesmen offers a reinterpretation of a critical turning point in the Great Rebellion, and suggests that the army which eventually brought the king to the scaffold would have restored him to his throne if he had given more weight to its offers.

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 1987
First published:	August 1987
Authors:	Austin Woolrych (Emeritus Professor)
Dimensions:	225 x 148 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	374
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-822752-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Promotions
LSN:	0-19-822752-3
Barcode:	9780198227526

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