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The Putney Debates
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Author : The Levellers
language : en
Publisher: Verso Books
Release Date : 2018-11-27
The Putney Debates written by The Levellers and has been published by Verso Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-27 with History categories.
In a series of debates with Oliver Cromwell in Civil War England of 1647, the Levellers argued for democracy for the first time in British history. Evolving from Oliver Cromwell’s New Model army in Parliament’s struggle against King Charles I, the Levellers pushed for the removal of corruption in parliament, universal voting rights and religious toleration. This came to a head with the famous debates between the Levellers and Cromwell at St Mary’s church in Putney, London. Renowned human-rights lawyer and author Geoffrey Robertson argues for the relevance of the Levellers’ stand today, showing how they were the first Western radical democrats.
The Putney Debates Of 1647
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Author : Michael Mendle
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2001-08-27
The Putney Debates Of 1647 written by Michael Mendle and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-08-27 with History categories.
Examines the debates of 1647 between Cromwell and his officers about the future of England.
The Putney Debates
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Author : The Levellers
language : en
Publisher: Verso Books
Release Date : 2018-11-27
The Putney Debates written by The Levellers and has been published by Verso Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-27 with History categories.
In a series of debates with Oliver Cromwell in Civil War England of 1647, the Levellers argued for democracy for the first time in British history. Evolving from Oliver Cromwell’s New Model army in Parliament’s struggle against King Charles I, the Levellers pushed for the removal of corruption in parliament, universal voting rights and religious toleration. This came to a head with the famous debates between the Levellers and Cromwell at St Mary's church in Putney, London. Renowned human-rights lawyer and author Geoffrey Robertson argues for the relevance of the Levellers' stand today, showing how they were the first Western radical democrats.
The Putney Debates
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Author : Jack Emery
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
The Putney Debates written by Jack Emery and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Debates and debating categories.
The Courts And The People Friend Or Foe
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Author : DJ Galligan
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2021-10-07
The Courts And The People Friend Or Foe written by DJ Galligan and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-07 with Law categories.
Are the courts our friend or our foe? This book has three parts: Part I considers the case for judicial independence Part II looks at the question 'Is judicial independence under threat?' Part III reflects on whether judicial independence be defended and protected. Prompted by the constitutional crisis following the referendum of 2016, the Foundation for Law Justice and Society convened the second Putney Debates. Now convened on an annual basis, they provide a forum each year for the discussion of matters of constitutional importance. The original Putney Debates were held in St Mary's Church, Putney in 1647. The Civil War had been won, the King was held prisoner, the New Model Army was in control. In late October of that year, the weekly meeting of the High Council of the New Model Army, under the chairmanship of Oliver Cromwell, together with several civilians, turned into a debate about the constitution. This is perhaps the only occasion in modern history that a constitutional convention has been held on the English constitution.
Constitution In Crisis
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Author : DJ Galligan
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-08-30
Constitution In Crisis written by DJ Galligan and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-30 with History categories.
The debates that began at St Mary's Church, Putney on 28 October 1647 pioneered the liberal, democratic settlement in England: a written constitution, universal suffrage, freedom of conscience and equality before the law. Four centuries later, the 2016 Brexit referendum raised fundamental questions concerning the constitution of the United Kingdom. Following the High Court ruling that the government, under a centuries-old Royal Prerogative, does not have the power to trigger Article 50 to leave the EU, MPs have claimed that we are entering a full-blown constitutional crisis. The parallels between 1647 and 2017 are striking. Government has been toppled, a new leadership has emerged, and the two main parties are in a state of internecine warfare. Parliamentarians do not understand how to reconcile their duty to act for the common good and the result of the referendum. The people are divided and the four nations comprising the United Kingdom are at odds. This volume brings together some of the greatest public intellectuals of their generation to debate the constitutional crisis at the heart of today's politics. Featuring contributions from A.C. Grayling, Joshua Rozenberg, Onora O'Neill, Will Hutton, Timothy Garton Ash and Michael Mansfield, this book provides important new perspectives on the most important political debate of the twenty-first century.
The Murders At The Putney Debates
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Author : Richard Hernaman Allen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
The Murders At The Putney Debates written by Richard Hernaman Allen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with categories.
Thomas Rainborowe C 1610 1648
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Author : Whitney Richard David Jones
language : en
Publisher: Boydell Press
Release Date : 2005
Thomas Rainborowe C 1610 1648 written by Whitney Richard David Jones and has been published by Boydell Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Biography of Thomas Rainborowe - now being recognised as one of the most important players in the English Civil War. This book offers an account of the life and career of Thomas Rainborowe, a significant figure in the English Civil War in both military and political terms. His involvement in the sea-borne Irish Expedition of 1642 was followed byservice as an infantry leader within the Eastern Association and the New Model Army, where he achieved particular distinction as a siege commander. In the context of the New Model's burgeoning political role, Rainborowe emerged at the Putney Debates [a landmark in the history of the political philosophy] as perhaps the most cogent spokesman for the radical/Leveller cause; but his association with the abortive Leveller-inspired mutiny at Ware, and his hostility toward continued negotiation with Charles I, led to his fall from grace with Cromwell and the `grandees'. Despite this, he re-emerged as a pre-eminent siege-commander at Colchester; but, en route to impose a more rigorous siege of Pontefract Castle, he was assassinated at Doncaster, in highly suspicious circumstances, in November 1648. Written in a lively and accessible style, this is the first full-length study of a man whose importance has been hitherto neglected.
Soldiers And Statesmen
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Author : Austin Woolrych
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Soldiers And Statesmen written by Austin Woolrych and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with History categories.
In this study, the author looks beyond such well-known occasions as the Putney debates to examine the whole political activity of Fairfax's and Cromwell's army between the first and second Civil Wars, and offers a reinterpretation of a critical turning-point in the Great Rebellion.
The Leveller Revolution
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Author : John Rees
language : en
Publisher: Verso Books
Release Date : 2017-11-14
The Leveller Revolution written by John Rees and has been published by Verso Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-14 with History categories.
The gripping story of the Levellers, the radical movement at the heart of the English Revolution The Levellers, formed out of the explosive tumult of the 1640s and the battlefields of the Civil War, are central figures in the history of democracy. In this thrilling narrative, John Rees brings to life the men—including John Lilburne, Richard Overton and Thomas Rainsborough—and women who ensured victory and became an inspiration to republicans of many nations. From the raucous streets of London and the clattering printers’ workshops that stoked the uprising, to the rank and file of the New Model Army and the furious Putney debates where the Levellers argued with Oliver Cromwell for the future of English democracy, this story reasserts the revolutionary nature of the 1642–51 wars and the role of ordinary people in this pivotal moment in history. In particular Rees places the Levellers at the centre of the debates of 1647 when the nation was gripped by the question of what to do with the defeated Charles I. Without the Levellers and Agitators’ fortitude and well-organised opposition history may have avoided the regicide and missed its revolutionary moment. The legacy of the Levellers can be seen in the modern struggles for freedom and democracy across the world.