Hunt, Alice
Republic: Britain's Revolutionary Decade, 1649-1660
- ISBN 13:
- 9780571303199
- author:
- Hunt, Alice
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Faber & Faber
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2025
- Pages:
- 512
- Dimensions:
- 16 x 24.2 x 4.4 centimetres (0.4
- Genre:
- History, Modern, 17th Century,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Republik is a richly engrossing year-by-year account of Britain's republican experiment, which lasted from 1649 to 1660. After the execution of Charles I, the country embarked on a decade of bewildering change and instability, under the leadership of Oliver Cromwell.
This period of transformation saw the abolition of the monarchy and the dismissal of the House of Lords, sending shock waves across the kingdom. The relationship between England, Scotland, and Ireland was forever changed, and the story the British told about themselves was re-fashioned.
Alice Hunt's magisterial narrative tells the story of what Britain's republic was really like - why it failed, but also what it got right. With eloquence and passion, she brings to life the exhilarating and daring period that shaped the course of British history.
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