{"title":"John Rees","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Rees offers a compelling exploration of historical and political movements, delving into the forces that have shaped revolutions and social change. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eThe Fiery Spirits\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Leveller Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e, provide insightful analysis grounded in meticulous research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in the intersection of history and military affairs will find Rees’s writing both engaging and thought-provoking, bringing to life the struggles and ideas that have driven pivotal moments in history.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-fiery-spirits-by-john-rees-9781839763151","title":"The Fiery Spirits","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the very start of the English Civil Wars, very few could have imagined that the country would soon become a republic. Yet just a decade later, King Charles I stood trial for treason, and was executed, in one of the most radical and incendiary acts of those turbulent years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePractically alone in his republicanism at the start of the war was Henry Marten, MP and future regicide. But soon he gathered around him a group of radical parliamentarians that included William Strode, the parliamentary firebrand, the formidable soldier Alexander Rigby, and Sir Peter Wentworth, Marten’s best ally in the Commons, to form the nucleus of a group which would ally itself to a popular movement outside Parliament to agitate for the King's trial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Fiery Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e, the renowned historian John Rees tells the story of Marten's radical allies and their pivotal role in the Civil Wars. A brilliant work of narrative history, \u003ci\u003eThe Fiery Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the radicals who brought the nation to the brink, whose dream of a kingdom without a crown, where the people were sovereign, set Britain alight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46850043085036,"sku":"9781839763151","price":66.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/530543482843.jpg?v=1759077416"},{"product_id":"the-leveller-revolution-by-john-rees-9781784783891","title":"The Leveller Revolution","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Levellers, formed out of the explosive tumult of the 1640s and the battlefields of the Civil War, are central figures in the history of democracy. In this thrilling narrative, John Rees brings to life the men—including John Lilburne, Richard Overton and Thomas Rainsborough—and women who ensured victory and became an inspiration to republicans of many nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the raucous streets of London and the clattering printers’ workshops that stoked the uprising, to the rank and file of the New Model Army and the furious Putney debates where the Levellers argued with Oliver Cromwell for the future of English democracy, this story reasserts the revolutionary nature of the 1642–51 wars and the role of ordinary people in this pivotal moment in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn particular, Rees places the Levellers at the centre of the debates of 1647 when the nation was gripped by the question of what to do with the defeated Charles I. Without the Levellers and Agitators’ fortitude and well-organised opposition, history may have avoided the regicide and missed its revolutionary moment. The legacy of the Levellers can be seen in the modern struggles for freedom and democracy across the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Leveller Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e by John Rees is a vivid retelling of these critical times and the enduring influence of the Levellers on contemporary societal movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455782928620,"sku":"9781784783891","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/81ehzlpF6xL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774798409"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/john-rees.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}