{"product_id":"the-fiery-spirits-popular-protest-parliament-and-the-english-revolution-9781839763151","title":"The Fiery Spirits: Popular Protest, Parliament and the English Revolution","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe 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\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fiery Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Fiery Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Rees\u003c\/b\u003e is an historian, broadcaster and campaigner. He is coauthor of \u003ci\u003eA People's History of London\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Leveller Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTimelines: A Political History of the Modern World\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51213192495378,"sku":"9781839763151","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d1d851ed-f91d-4390-a4b4-d9f676d7042d.jpg?v=1745362508","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-fiery-spirits-popular-protest-parliament-and-the-english-revolution-9781839763151","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}