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A review by lydia_reads
The World Turned Upside Down: Radical Ideas During the English Revolution by Christopher Hill
4.0
I read this in preparation for a university module using this book as its premise.
If (like me) your knowledge of Seventeenth Century England is a little sparse, I'd recommend doing some general contextual reading first - Peter Ackroyd's "Civil War" is a good source for this as Hill assumes a fair amount of knowledge on the civil war in particular from his audience.
That said, this is a thorough and clear analysis of the subject matter. I had no idea of the extent of radical beliefs at this time. Hill's research is comprehensive (see also the 80 pages of notes at the back!) and provides plenty of further reading now that you've been sucked in by such an engaging topic.
If (like me) your knowledge of Seventeenth Century England is a little sparse, I'd recommend doing some general contextual reading first - Peter Ackroyd's "Civil War" is a good source for this as Hill assumes a fair amount of knowledge on the civil war in particular from his audience.
That said, this is a thorough and clear analysis of the subject matter. I had no idea of the extent of radical beliefs at this time. Hill's research is comprehensive (see also the 80 pages of notes at the back!) and provides plenty of further reading now that you've been sucked in by such an engaging topic.