A History of Political Thought in the English Revolution

A History of Political Thought in the English Revolution (1954) examines the large range of political doctrines which played their part in the English revolution - a period when modern democratic ideas began.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. The Leveller Theorists 2.1. John Lilburne 2.2. Richard Overton 2.3. William Walwyn 2.4. John Wildman and Other Leveller Writers 3. The Leveller Party Programme 4. Utopian Communism 4.1. Gerrard Winstanley 4.2. Tyranipocrit (1649) 5. Theorists of the Commonwealth I 5.1. Anthon Ascham 5.2. Francis Rous and John Dury 5.3. Other Writers 6. Theorists of the Commonwealth II 6.1. John Goodwin 7. Theorists of the Protectorate 8. The Fifth-Monarchy Men 9. John Milton 10. Marchamont Nedham and Francis Osborne 11. James Harrington 12. The Republicans 13. Thomas Hobbes 14. The Royalists and Sir Robert Filmer

About the author

Perez Zagorin

Product details

• Authors: Perez Zagorin, Zagorin Perez
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.04.2023
• EAN: 9781032468129
• ISBN: 978-1-03-246812-9
• No. of pages: 214
• Weight: 453 g
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Revolution in England
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Sociology, Cultural Studies, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Social & cultural history, Warfare & defence, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, British & Irish history, Revolutionary groups & movements, Social and cultural history, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Warfare and defence, Political science and theory, Demonstrations & protest movements, English Civil War, Revolutionary groups and movements