Levellers
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The Levellers were a radical political movement during the English Civil War that advocated popular sovereignty, extended suffrage, equality before the law, and religious tolerance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Levellers canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political movement
ⓘ
radical movement ⓘ |
| activeIn | English Civil War ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1640s ⓘ |
| advocated |
accountability of representatives
ⓘ
protection of natural rights ⓘ trial by jury reforms ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Putney Debates ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization | New Model Army ⓘ |
| baseOfSupport |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
New Model Army rank and file ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 1640s ⓘ |
| goal |
abolition of imprisonment for debt
ⓘ
broad male suffrage ⓘ freedom of conscience ⓘ legal equality ⓘ reform of the legal system ⓘ regularly elected parliaments ⓘ written constitution for England ⓘ |
| ideology |
equality before the law
ⓘ
extended suffrage ⓘ popular sovereignty ⓘ religious tolerance ⓘ republicanism ⓘ |
| influenced |
later democratic movements
ⓘ
liberal political thought ⓘ republican political thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
English common law traditions
ⓘ
Protestant religious radicalism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from accusations of wanting to level property ⓘ |
| notableMember |
John Lilburne
ⓘ
Richard Overton ⓘ Thomas Prince ⓘ William Walwyn ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
House of Lords
ⓘ
absolute monarchy ⓘ arbitrary government ⓘ feudal privileges ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | radical ⓘ |
| publishedDocument |
Agreement of the People
ⓘ
An Arrow Against All Tyrants ⓘ England’s New Chains Discovered ⓘ The Free-man’s Freedom Vindicated ⓘ |
| suppressedBy |
English Commonwealth
ⓘ
surface form:
English Commonwealth government
Oliver Cromwell ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Thomas Rainsborough