English Civil War

The revolution against Charles I and the English radical tradition

The attempt to minimise or eradicate the history of republicanism is one of the longest-running projects of the British establishment, argues John Rees
Who put the ‘con’ in the constitution? The ‘Glorious’ Revolution of 1688

The British constitution exists to resist democratic demands, writes John Westmoreland
Restoration Tragedy review - an experimental encounter between early music, punk and politics

This celebration of 'the world turned upside down' is a perfect blend of folk, punk, and English radical history, writes John Rees
The hidden spaces of struggle

Space and place in the cityscape are battlegrounds, and we have to fight to hold them, argues Chris Bambery
The Leveller Revolution: John Rees on the Jeremy Vine show

Listen to John Rees dicussing his new book on The Levellers, on the Jeremy Vine show
Ten reasons why the story of Magna Carta is about rebellion

Unfortunately for David Cameron, the real lesson of the Magna Carta story is that only a determined mass movement can win political and social equality
John Lilburne: free-born 400 years ago…and still the man of the hour

Saturday 14 March sees the Lilburne 400 conference in London. The Leveller leader should be remembered for many reasons, not least his commitment to building revolutionary organisation, says John Rees

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