Download or read book The Political Thought of the English Free State, 1649–1653 written by Markku Peltonen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-10-31 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a provocative reassessment of the English Revolution and an original new perspective on English republicanism, drawing on a wide range of sources, including the vast political pamphlet literature of the era. The book also highlights the unprecedented debate over whether the free state was an aristocracy or democracy.