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A Turbulent, Seditious and Factious People

John Bunyan and His Church
By Christopher Hill
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A Turbulent, Seditious and Factious People by Christopher Hill delves into the political, social, and religious upheavals in 17th-century England. Through the lens of dramatic events like the English Civil War and the rise of the Commonwealth, Hill examines how these turbulent times fostered revolutionary ideas. The book offers a rich exploration of the period’s contentious political landscape, illuminating the struggles for power and the shifting ideologies.
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This book may appeal to you if you're fascinated by the dynamic and often contentious history of England's political and social upheaval during the seventeenth century. Christopher Hill delves deep into the lives and motivations of influential figures from that era, offering rich insights for anyone interested in understanding how personal convictions and public actions intertwined to shape a pivotal period in history.

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A Turbulent, Seditious and Factious People

Preacher, Soldier, Rebel: Who was the author of Pilgrim's Progress, one of the most influential books ever written?

Preacher, soldier, rebel: Who was the author of Pilgrim's Progress, one of the most influential books ever written?

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John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress is one of the most important works of English literature. Translated into more than 200 languages, it once rivalled the Bible in popularity in the English-speaking world.

In A Turbulent, Seditious and Factious People, Christopher Hill reassesses the well-known author to recover Bunyan's significance as a preacher—a man whose nonconformist religion led him into conflict with the Quakers and resulted in long years of imprisonment. It was while confined that he wrote his most famous works.

This classic biography by one of the leading historians of the seventeenth century offers an extraordinary insight into one of Britain's most influential writers.

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Christopher Hill's A Turbulent, Seditious and Factious People is highly praised as a magnificent and insightful study of seventeenth-century England, applauded for its absorbing and knowledgeable narrative. Hill successfully places historical figures like Bunyan back into their revolutionary context and is regarded as the foremost interpreter of the period. His work is described as wide-ranging and immensely influential, earning him recognition as a leading English historian.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781784786861

Publisher: Verso Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 January 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Verso Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 33.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 508g

Pages: 416

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About the Author

Christopher Hill was the pre-eminent historian of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English history, and one of the most distinguished historians of recent times. Fellow historian E.P. Thompson once referred to him as the dean and paragon of English historians. From 1965 to 1978 he was Master of Balliol College. After leaving Balliol he was for two years a Visiting Professor at the Open University. Dr Hill, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and of the British Academy. He died in 2003.

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