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Today’s single most important political principle, the right to live in a participatory democracy, comes down to us … from buff-coated and bloodstained English soldiers and tradesmen’ [Robertson]. Does this perspective distort our understanding of the Putney Debates?
Today’s single most important political principle, the right to live in a participatory democracy, comes down to us … from buff-coated and bloodstained English soldiers and tradesmen’ [Robertson]. Does this perspective distort our understanding of the Putney Debates?
Political principle
How far were the army’s grievances shared with those of the ordinary ‘Englishman’?
How far were the army’s grievances shared with those of the ordinary ‘Englishman’?
Grievances
Did any of the proposals at Putney offer a realistic basis for a peace settlement?
Did any of the proposals at Putney offer a realistic basis for a peace settlement?
Proposals
What common ground was there among those who took part in the Putney Debates?
What common ground was there among those who took part in the Putney Debates?
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