The Putney Debates of 1647: The Army, the Levellers and the English State (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521650151)

In the autumn of 1647, soldiers and officers of Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army held discussions near London on the constitution and future of England. Would there be a king and lords, or not? Would suffrage be limited to property holders? Would democratic changes lead to anarchy? The debates receive here their first sustained and varied scrutiny, resulting in a much richer appreciation of the very words reported to have been spoken by Oliver Cromwell, Henry Ireton, Thomas Rainborough, and the others, during those three tense and exhilarating days.

Author: Michael Mendle
ISBN-10: 0521650151
ISBN-13: 9780521650151
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/27/2001
Pages: 312
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.36lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.43w x 0.95d