The Fiery Spirits: Popular Protest, Parliament and the English Revolution by Rees, John
The Fiery Spirits: Popular Protest, Parliament and the English Revolution by Rees, John

The Fiery Spirits: Popular Protest, Parliament and the English Revolution

The thrilling history of Parliament's 'fiery spirits', whose actions led to the defeat of Charles I in...
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Author: John Rees
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The Fiery Spirits: Popular Protest, Parliament and the English Revolution by Rees, John

The Fiery Spirits: Popular Protest, Parliament and the English Revolution

$103.40
The Fiery Spirits: Popular Protest, Parliament and the English Revolution by Rees, John

The Fiery Spirits: Popular Protest, Parliament and the English Revolution

$103.40
Author: John Rees
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
The thrilling history of Parliament's 'fiery spirits', whose actions led to the defeat of Charles I in the English Civil War and paved the way for the execution of the King in 1649

The Fiery Spirits tells the story of the MPs in parliament and the protestors in the streets who played a pivotal role in the English Civil Wars. Through their stories, John Rees reveals the hidden history of the republicans who brought a desperate nation to the brink of revolution.

At the start of the English Civil Wars, very few could have imagined that the country would soon become a republic. Practically alone in his republicanism was Henry Marten, MP and future regicide. But he soon gathered around him a group of radical Parliamentarians that included William Strode, the parliamentary firebrand, Alexander Rigby, the formidable soldier, and Sir Peter Wentworth, descendant of a long line of opponents of monarchy. They formed the nucleus of a group that allied itself to a popular movement outside parliament to defeat the king politically and militarily.

In The Fiery Spirits, Rees tells how Marten and his radical allies overcame both moderate Parliamentarians and Royalists to change the face of England forever, establishing a kingdom without a crown.

Author: John Rees
Publisher: Verso
Published: 04/22/2025
Pages: 560
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
ISBN: 9781839763151

About the Author
John Rees is an historian, broadcaster and campaigner. He is coauthor of A People's History of London and author of The Leveller Revolution and Timelines: A Political History of the Modern World, among other titles. He is a Visiting Research Fellow at Goldsmith's, University of London and a National Officer of the Stop the War Coalition.
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