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Author, "The London Revolution 1640-1643: Class Struggles in 17th Century England"
Nominated for the Deutscher Memorial Prize (2022)
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Book, 2022
And thus I hope even British respectability will not be overshocked if I use...the term "historic... more And thus I hope even British respectability will not be overshocked if I use...the term "historical materialism," to designate that view of the course of history which seeks the ultimate cause and the great moving power of all important historic events in the economic development of society, in the changes in the modes of production and exchange, in the consequent division of society into distinct classes, and in the struggles of these classes against one another. ~Frederick Engels 1 The diminishing band who continue to write about the period have largely discarded the grand narratives of liberty and revolution. They no longer believe that two sides in the war were divided by great differences, whether social or ideological. Clear-cut interpretations of the conflict have given way to a complex and confusing story of contingency, accident, and unintended consequences. ~Keith Thomas 2 The history of the English Revolution, Civil War, unsettled Commonwealth and degenerating Protectorate took place during the years 1640-1660. The period remains a divisive line in English history, despite less notice being taken of it in British schools and the popular press than was the case not so long ago. Just as the effects and controversies of the American Civil War are still extant, those of the Introduction to Socialism: Utopian and Scientific, in Karl Marx and Frederick Engels Selected
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Peter Paccione's interesting draft essay, "Parliament and Taxation 1604-1689" provides a useful s... more Peter Paccione's interesting draft essay, "Parliament and Taxation 1604-1689" provides a useful summary of the legal evolution of parliamentary authority over taxation, beginning with the reign of King John in 1207.
Book, 2022
And thus I hope even British respectability will not be overshocked if I use...the term "historic... more And thus I hope even British respectability will not be overshocked if I use...the term "historical materialism," to designate that view of the course of history which seeks the ultimate cause and the great moving power of all important historic events in the economic development of society, in the changes in the modes of production and exchange, in the consequent division of society into distinct classes, and in the struggles of these classes against one another. ~Frederick Engels 1 The diminishing band who continue to write about the period have largely discarded the grand narratives of liberty and revolution. They no longer believe that two sides in the war were divided by great differences, whether social or ideological. Clear-cut interpretations of the conflict have given way to a complex and confusing story of contingency, accident, and unintended consequences. ~Keith Thomas 2 The history of the English Revolution, Civil War, unsettled Commonwealth and degenerating Protectorate took place during the years 1640-1660. The period remains a divisive line in English history, despite less notice being taken of it in British schools and the popular press than was the case not so long ago. Just as the effects and controversies of the American Civil War are still extant, those of the Introduction to Socialism: Utopian and Scientific, in Karl Marx and Frederick Engels Selected
Peter Paccione's interesting draft essay, "Parliament and Taxation 1604-1689" provides a useful s... more Peter Paccione's interesting draft essay, "Parliament and Taxation 1604-1689" provides a useful summary of the legal evolution of parliamentary authority over taxation, beginning with the reign of King John in 1207.