{"product_id":"john-pym-gordon-j-mackenzie-9798185801406","title":"John Pym: The Parliamentarian Who Took on the King and Helped Ignite the Civil War","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Pym was one of the most important political figures on the road to the English Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe did not wear a crown, command cavalry charges or rule England as Lord Protector. His power was different. It lived in speeches, committees, parliamentary management, religious fear and the ability to turn grievance into organised resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo his supporters, Pym was a defender of Parliament, Protestant religion and English liberty against a king who could no longer be trusted. To his enemies, he was a dangerous agitator who helped turn lawful opposition into rebellion. He was not the only opponent of Charles I, and he did not create every crisis of the 1630s and 1640s. But when the moment came, he gave Parliament's challenge discipline, structure and force.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Pym\u003c\/b\u003e follows his rise from Somerset gentleman to parliamentary strategist, through the struggles over royal power, religion, taxation, the Personal Rule, the Long Parliament, the fall of Strafford, the Grand Remonstrance, the Five Members and the slide into civil war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClear, direct and readable, this book tells the story of the man who helped teach a kingdom to distrust its king, and helped set England on the road to revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gordon J. MacKenzie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798185801406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Gordon J. MacKenzie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997892555007,"sku":"9798185801406","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/john-pym-gordon-j-mackenzie-9798185801406","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}