Nine programmes about government, society, and ideas in early Stuart England
9: The Putney Debates
In 1647 debates were held at Putney between the chief officers of Cromwell's New Model Army and representatives of the rank and tile on the reform of the constitution. The shorthand record of these debates is one of the most remarkable documents in English history.
BRIAN Manning
Lecturer in History in the University of Manchester examines the debates against the background of the radical and popular movements of the Civil War, and shows how they reveal some of the main issues at stake.
With readings from the debates by GARY WATSON
MICHAEL Spice. ANTHONY Hall John Justin and Kevin McHugh
Produced by Adrian JohnsoD