Fiery Spirits - Popular Protest, Parliament and the English Revolution

The 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

About the author

John Rees is an historian, broadcaster and campaigner. He is co-author of A People’s History of London and author of The Leveller Revolution and Timelines: A Political History of the Modern World, 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.

Summary

The 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

Product details

• Authors: John Rees
• Publisher: Verso
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.07.2025
• EAN: 9781839763151
• ISBN: 978-1-83976-315-1
• No. of pages: 560
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, HISTORY / Europe / Western, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, C 1600 To C 1700