{"product_id":"2026100011060-secondhand-the-independents-in-the-english-civil-war","title":"The Independents In The English Civil War","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear with damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Ex-library with usual markings\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: clean ex-lib copy with minimal stamps. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of England's most turbulent century, a fractured Parliament went to war against its King — and within the ranks of those who fought, a radical religious and political faction known as the Independents would change the course of history forever. George Yule's The Independents in the English Civil War presents a meticulous and authoritative account of this influential Puritan grouping, chronicling their rise within the Long Parliament, their ideological clash with the Presbyterian faction, and their decisive role in shaping the outcome of the conflict that tore England apart in the 1640s. Drawing on deep archival research, Yule argues that the Independents were far more than a mere religious sect, illustrating instead how their commitment to congregational church governance and political pragmatism made them indispensable architects of the Parliamentarian cause.\n\nPublished jointly by Cambridge University Press and Melbourne University Press in 1958, this scholarly work sits firmly within the tradition of mid-twentieth-century revisionist history, bringing rigorous analytical precision to questions of religious conviction, political allegiance, and military strategy. Yule's prose is measured and authoritative, befitting a work of serious academic inquiry, and his nuanced treatment of individual figures within the Independent movement gives the study a biographical richness that elevates it beyond mere institutional history. For anyone seeking to understand the ideological engine that drove England from monarchy to republic — and the men who dared to imagine it — this landmark study remains an essential and compelling read.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50572805963995,"sku":"2026100011060-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/a00f2045-cc0a-415a-8f32-f7f5ec1befcd.png?v=1791167474","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100011060-secondhand-the-independents-in-the-english-civil-war","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}