The Levellers
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- The Levellers
- Leveller leaders
- John Lilburne - fought for parliament but disliked presbytarism
- Richard Overton and William Walwyn - pamphleteers
- all arrested and imprisoned, supposedly without a proper trial
- The levellers believed in complete freedom of worship. This meant they were opposed by landowners and parliament who believed Church authority was essential in stopping anarchy
- "A Remostrance of Many Thousand Citizens" 1646
- petition supporting imprisoned leaders and calling for reforms
- Annual elections
- confiscation of crown revenue
- removal of unreasonable laws
- end to forced military service
- Parliament ignored it, but were alarmed by the demands and growing leveller support in the army
- petition supporting imprisoned leaders and calling for reforms
- The Putney Debates, 1647
- Discussion between Cromwell and Levellers / ordinary soldiers
- after their petition was ignored, the levellers drew up more proposals
- no progress: fundamental disagreement over who should be in government
- Corkbush Field
- Army had just lost control of Charles, so Cromwell ended the debates by killing a mutinous soldier
- Leveller Impact
- more of a minority pressure group
- had little support outside London
- Cromwell easily restored discipline in the army
- made negotiations harder as they raised more issues
- Leveller leaders
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