{"product_id":"the-fiery-spirits-popular-protest-parliament-and-the-english-revolution-john-rees","title":"The Fiery Spirits: Popular Protest, Parliament and the English Revolution – John Rees","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable with shipping in the US\u003cspan\u003e and UK \u003c\/span\u003eonly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fiery Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etells 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"c-product-reviews\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t-rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"metafield-rich_text_field\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"John Rees offers a novel perspective on the English revolution, foregrounding a small group of influential MPs. He convincingly argues that these “fiery spirits” determined the course of the revolution, bringing about the establishment of the English republic. An essential and engaging read\"\u003cbr\u003e- Rachel Hammersley, author of \u003cem\u003eRepublicanism: An Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Outstanding ... [The Fiery Spirits] has extra resonance today.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Andrew Murray, \u003cem\u003eMorning Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The thrust of Rees’s argument is clear: the fiery spirits raised the stakes so high that Parliament was no longer presented with a choice between moderation and radicalism, but between equally intense forms of revolution or reaction.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Daniel Brooks, \u003cem\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback \/  Verso \/ 560 \u003cspan\u003epages \/ April 2025 \/ 9781839763151\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41410689892437,"sku":null,"price":74.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0006\/7554\/5141\/files\/getimage_b19e746c-af5e-45b6-854d-10a866165f8e.webp?v=1750429125","url":"https:\/\/shop.workingclasshistory.com\/en-nz\/products\/the-fiery-spirits-popular-protest-parliament-and-the-english-revolution-john-rees","provider":"Working Class History | Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}