The Excellencie of a Free-state

The Excellencie of a Free-state PDF

Author: Marchamont Nedham

Publisher: Thomas Hollis Library

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780865978096

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First published in 1656, and compiled from previously written editorials in the parliamentarian news book Mercurius Politicus, "The Excellencie of a Free State" addressed a dilemma in English politics, namely, what kind of government should the Commonwealth adopt? One possibility was to revert to the ancient constitution and create a Cromwellian monarchy. The alternative was the creation of parliamentary sovereignty, in which there would be a "due and orderly succession of supreme authority in the hands of the people's representatives". Nedham was convinced that only the latter would "best secure the liberties and freedoms of the people from the encroachments and usurpations of tyranny."

The Excellencie of a Free State

The Excellencie of a Free State PDF

Author: Marchamont Nedham

Publisher:

Published: 2014-05-14

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 9781461931454

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First published in 1656, and compiled from previously written editorials in the parliamentarian newsbook Mercurius Politicus, The Excellencie of a Free-Stateaddressed a dilemma in English politics, namely, what kind of government should the Commonwealth adopt? One possibility was to revert to the ancient constitution and create a Cromwellian monarchy. The alternative was the creation of parliamentary sovereignty, in which there would be a due and orderly succession of supreme authority in the hands of the people's representatives. Nedham was convinced that only the latter would best secure the liberties and freedoms of the people from the encroachments and usurpations of tyranny. Marchamont Nedham (1620-1678) was a polemicist, pamphleteer, and editor of Mercurius Politicus. Blair Worden is Research Professor of History, Royal Holloway College, University of London.

The Excellencie of a Free State

The Excellencie of a Free State PDF

Author: Marchamont Nedham

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2022-10-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781019255346

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The Excellencie of a Free State - Primary Source Edition

The Excellencie of a Free State - Primary Source Edition PDF

Author: Marchamont Nedham

Publisher:

Published: 2013-10

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9781293035573

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The Political Thought of the English Free State, 1649–1653

The Political Thought of the English Free State, 1649–1653 PDF

Author: Markku Peltonen

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2022-10-31

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 1009212044

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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.

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