Upon a dangerous design: the public life of Edward Sexby, 1647-1657

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dc.contributorBeeler, John F.
dc.contributorMcClure, George W.
dc.contributorSelesky, Harold E.
dc.contributorAinsworth, David
dc.contributor.advisorMendle, Michael
dc.contributor.authorLawson, Dean Ford
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-26T14:22:19Z
dc.date.available2017-04-26T14:22:19Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractEdward Sexby was a figure active during England's Civil War and Interregnum (1642-1660). He is best remembered today for some populist assertions and heated exchanges with Oliver Cromwell during those discussions in parliament's New Model Army on the constitution and future of England known as the Putney Debates (1647), and as the most probable author of Killing Noe Murder (1657), a pamphlet providing learned justifications for Cromwell's assassination in response to his increasingly monarchical Protectorate (1653-1658). Upon a Dangerous Design contextualizes Killing Noe Murder by providing a clearer picture both of Sexby's public life and his relationship with Oliver Cromwell. It considers Sexby roles as a representative for the rank and file of the New Model Army, speaker in the Putney Debates, state servant for the English Republic or `Commonwealth' (1649-1653), and conspirator against the Protectorate and life of Oliver Cromwell. Though focused on a single, extraordinary figure, this study illuminates broader themes of interest to students of political culture. Sexby's public life demonstrates how social and educational barriers separating political groups were permeable and how radical thought and action were intertwined.en_US
dc.format.extent214 p.
dc.format.mediumelectronic
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dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0000766
dc.identifier.otherLawson_alatus_0004D_10916
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/2909
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectEuropean history
dc.titleUpon a dangerous design: the public life of Edward Sexby, 1647-1657en_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of History
etdms.degree.disciplineHistory
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.leveldoctoral
etdms.degree.namePh.D.
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