| Soldiers and Statesmen: The General Council of the Army and Its Debates, 1647-1648 Contributor(s): Woolrych, Austin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198227523 ISBN-13: 9780198227526 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $142.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1987 Annotation: Within a year of its victory over King Charles I in 1646, the New Model Army became a powerful force in English politics when it defied Parliament's orders to disband and set up its own democratic institution, the General Council of the Army. Its soldiers elected "agitators" as their spokesmen, who met with the generals to discuss not only the grievances of the army but also the settlement of the kingdom--contesting the very foundations of political authority. Shedding new light on the origins and proceedings of the agitators, Soldiers and Statesmen offers a reinterpretation of a critical turning point in the Great Rebellion, and suggests that the army which eventually brought the king to the scaffold would have restored him to his throne if he had given more weight to its offers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 941.062 |
| LCCN: 86031209 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.38 lbs) 374 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Within a year of its victory over King Charles I in 1646, the New Model Army became a powerful force in English politics when it defied Parliament's orders to disband and set up its own democratic institution, the General Council of the Army. Its soldiers elected agitators as their spokesmen, who met with the generals to discuss not only the grievances of the army but also the settlement of the kingdom--contesting the very foundations of political authority. Shedding new light on the origins and proceedings of the agitators, Soldiers and Statesmen offers a reinterpretation of a critical turning point in the Great Rebellion, and suggests that the army which eventually brought the king to the scaffold would have restored him to his throne if he had given more weight to its offers. |