Putney debates, The
TitlePutney debates, The
ReferenceTAPE/323
Scope and ContentThere is an introduction by Christopher Hill, then a reenactment of the Putney Debates, which took place in Putney Church in 1647. At the end of the Civil War, the General Council of the parliamentary army met to consider the future of the English revolution. A shorthand record was kept of the proceedings, of which some survived, and from this Jack Emery compiled this radio presentation of The Putney Debates.
There is a Word document which gives a more detailed summary of the tape.
Click on "Documentation" for suggested further reading. There is also much more material in the Library on the Levellers.
There is a Word document which gives a more detailed summary of the tape.
Click on "Documentation" for suggested further reading. There is also much more material in the Library on the Levellers.
Extent1 Cassette tape
Physical descriptionNWA copy
LanguageEnglish
Related object
Persons keywordHill, Christopher, Cromwell, Oliver
SubjectEnglish Civil War (1642-1651), Debates and discussions, Parliament, Democracy, Levellers, Radio broadcasting
Conditions governing accessOpen
Levelfile
Normal locationZ (Room 24)