The Putney Debates of 1647: The Army, the Levellers and the English State

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
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 08/27/2001
Pages: 312
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.36lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.43w x 0.95d
ISBN: 9780521650151

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