At the very start of the English Civil Wars, very few could have
imagined that the country would soon become a republic. Yet just a
decade later, King Charles I stood trial for treason, and was
executed, in one of the most radical and incendiary acts of those
turbulent years. Practically alone in his republicanism at the
start of the war was Henry Marten, MP and future regicide. But soon
he gathered around him a group of radical parliamentarians that
included William Strode, the parliamentary firebrand, the
formidable soldier Alexander Rigby and Sir Peter Wentworth,
Marten's best ally in the Commons, to form the nucleus of a group
which would ally itself to a popular movement outside Parliament to
agitate for the King's trial. In The Fiery Spirits, the renowned
historian John Rees tells the story of Marten's radical allies and
their pivotal role in the Civil Wars. A brilliant work of narrative
history, The Fiery Spirits tells the story of the radicals who
brought the nation to the brink, whose dream of a kingdom without a
crown, where the people were sovereign, set Britain alight.
General
| Imprint: |
Verso Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
July 2024 |
| Authors: |
John Rees
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| Dimensions: |
234 x 153mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
450 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-83976-315-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-83976-315-9 |
| Barcode: |
9781839763151 |
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