Restless Revolutionaries: A History of Britain's Fight for a Republic - Brossura

Bloom, Clive

 
9780752458564: Restless Revolutionaries: A History of Britain's Fight for a Republic

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From regicides to revolutionaries; from fascists to anarchists; from Tom Paine to Tom Wintringham, this book is a history of noble ideals and crushing failures. Restless Revolutionaries takes us on a journey through British history, exploring our often rocky relationship with the ruling elite, whether that it is the government of the day or the monarchy. Clive Bloom reveals our surprising legacy of terrorism and revolution, reminding us that Britain has witnessed centuries of revolt, through three bloody civil wars in Ireland, the bombing campaigns by the IRA, two Welsh uprisings, one Lowland Scottish civil war, uprisings in Derbyshire and Kent, five attempts to assassinate the entire cabinet and seize London, and numerous attempts to murder the royal family. From the 1970s to the present day, over 23,000 British subjects have fought and died for the ideal of a fair republic.

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Clive Bloom is a bestselling author and publisher. When he isn't writing and researching he divides his time between New York University and the University of Notre Dame. He has consulted on a number of exhibitions at the Museum in Docklands. His political writing was included at an exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery in 2007 in and he was a media commentator on the G20 protests in 2009.

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