# Putney Debates (1647)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1647-putney-debates
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Officers and soldiers debated representation, voting rights and political authority within the New Model Army. Within the broader Stuarts & Revolutions period, the shared monarchy of England, Scotland and Ireland produced conflicts over religion, taxation and sovereignty that culminated in civil war, revolution and union. This event is placed at 1647 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The debates preserved unusually radical arguments about consent and citizenship in seventeenth-century Britain.

## Why it matters
The debates preserved unusually radical arguments about consent and citizenship in seventeenth-century Britain.

Ruler at the time: [Charles I](https://english-history.com/rulers/charles-i)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Putney Debates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Putney+Debates&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Putney Debates](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Putney+Debates)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%281600%E2%80%931699%29)
- [UK Parliament — Living Heritage](https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/)