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The Blazing World

A New History of Revolutionary England, 1603-1689

Jonathan Healey

A fresh, exciting, “readable and informative ” history ( The New York Times ) of seventeenth-century England, a time of revolution when society was on fire and simultaneously forging the modern world . • “Recapture[s] a lost moment when a radically democratic commonwealth seemed possible.”—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker...
Publish Date
2023-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
2023-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.25
ISBN
9780593318355
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2023-02-13T15:16:04.000Z
Despite my sinus pain, I’ve been absolutely loving this fantastic book by @SocialHistoryOx - it’s incredibly detailed and capacious, but don’t be put off by its intellectual heft; it’s written with stylish wit and clear ideas. Really great stuff!      source