The Levellers
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- Created on: 16-03-15 11:24
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- The Levellers
- "Most important political development outside Parliament"
- Main 'pamphleteers' included John Lilburne
- Not to be confused with a leader
- Prosecuted in the 1630's for campaigning against Bishops
- WAS part of the Parliament Army but left in 1645 rather than sign the Covenant - agreement to become Presbyterian
- Called for free speech and annual Parliaments
- Radicals in politics were a small minority in 1647
- Failed (especially in the Putney Debates) because...
- Levellers had no clear leadership
- Majority were more interested in pay and indemnity acts rather than rather than paper constitutions
- Majority of the army trusted Cromwell rather than Leveler spoksemen
- Their most dynamic army rep was killed in the second civil war
- Cromwell put down Leveller mutinies at Corkbush & Burford
- Leveller Ideas
- All men naturally free and equal
- All equal in the sight of good, so should be in society also
- Electoral system reformed so there would be equal electoral districts
- All men over 21 to vote
- Failed (especially in the Putney Debates) because...
- Levellers had no clear leadership
- Majority were more interested in pay and indemnity acts rather than rather than paper constitutions
- Majority of the army trusted Cromwell rather than Leveler spoksemen
- Their most dynamic army rep was killed in the second civil war
- Cromwell put down Leveller mutinies at Corkbush & Burford
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