A colourful history of attempts to overthrow the government and the monarchy. From regicides to revolutionaries; from fascists to anarchists; from Tom Paine to Tom Wintringham, this book is a history of noble ideals and crushing failures in which Clive Bloom takes us on a journey through British history, exploring our often rocky relationship with the ruling elite. Restless Revolutionaries reveals our surprising legacy of terrorism and revolution, reminding us that Britain has witnessed centuries of revolt. This is a history encompassing three bloody civil wars in Ireland, the bombing campaigns by the IRA, two Welsh uprisings, one Lowland Scottish civil war, uprisings in Derbyshire and Kent, five attempts to assassinate the entire cabinet and seize London, and numerous attempts to murder the royal family. Restless Revolutionaries provides a fascinating testament to the fact that from the 1790s to the present day over 23,000 British subjects have fought and died for the ideal of a fair republic. AUTHOR: Clive Bloom is Emeritus Professor of English and American Studies at Middlesex University, best-selling author and publisher. When he isn't writing and researching, he divides his time between New York University and the University of Notre Dame. He is also a consultant editor with Middlesex University Press and Palgrave Macmillan. He has consulted on a number of exhibitions at the Museum in Docklands. His political writing was included at an exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery in 2007 in and he was a media commentator on the G20 protests in 2009. He lives in Essex. 30 b/w illustrations
