John Milton William Talbot Allison William Talbot Allison
The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates - John Milton - Edited with Introduction and Notes by William Talbot Allison.. In February 1649, less than two weeks after Parliament executed Charles I, Milton published The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates to justify the action and to defend the government against the Presbyterians who initially voted for the regicide and later condemned it, and whose practices he believed were a "growing threat to freedom." Milton aimed to expose false reasoning from the opposition, citing scripture throughout the Tenure of Kings and Magistrates to counter biblical...
The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates - John Milton - Edited with Introduction and Notes by William Talbot Allison.. In February 1649, less than two wee...