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The Excellencie of a Free-State: or, The Right Constitution of a Commonwealth

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This edition brings back into print, after two and a half centuries, the pioneering work of English republicanism, Marchamont Nedham’s
The Excellencie of a Free-State
, which was written in the wake of the execution of King Charles I.

First published in 1656, and compiled from previously written editorials in the parliamentarian newsbook Mercurius Politicus, The Excellencie of a Free-State addressed a dilemma in English politics, namely, what kind of government should the Commonwealth adopt?

David Womersley is Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford. His most recent book is Divinity and State.

Marchamont Nedham was a polemicist, pamphleteer, and editor of Mercurius Politicus.

Blair Worden is Emeritus Fellow of St. Edmund Hall, Oxford.

Please note: This title is available as an ebook for purchase on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iTunes.

Language: English

Pages: 319

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Liberty Fund Inc.

Release: March 23, 2012

ISBN: 0865978093

ISBN 13: 9780865978096

The Excellencie of a Free-State: or, The Right Constitution of a Commonwealth

1.5/5 ( ratings)

This edition brings back into print, after two and a half centuries, the pioneering work of English republicanism, Marchamont Nedham’s
The Excellencie of a Free-State
, which was written in the wake of the execution of King Charles I.

First published in 1656, and compiled from previously written editorials in the parliamentarian newsbook Mercurius Politicus, The Excellencie of a Free-State addressed a dilemma in English politics, namely, what kind of government should the Commonwealth adopt?

David Womersley is Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford. His most recent book is Divinity and State.

Marchamont Nedham was a polemicist, pamphleteer, and editor of Mercurius Politicus.

Blair Worden is Emeritus Fellow of St. Edmund Hall, Oxford.

Please note: This title is available as an ebook for purchase on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iTunes.

Language: English

Pages: 319

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Liberty Fund Inc.

Release: March 23, 2012

ISBN: 0865978093

ISBN 13: 9780865978096

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