John Lilburne
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John Lilburne was a prominent 17th-century English political activist and pamphleteer who became a leading voice for civil liberties, religious freedom, and popular sovereignty during the English Civil War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Lilburne canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
English dissident
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Leveller ⓘ human ⓘ pamphleteer ⓘ political activist ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
equality before the law
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extension of the franchise ⓘ written constitution ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Freeborn John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Richard Overton
NERFINISHED
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Thomas Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ William Walwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1614 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1657 ⓘ |
| familyName | Lilburne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of ideas of freeborn rights
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later civil liberties movements in England ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of civil liberties
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advocacy of popular sovereignty ⓘ advocacy of religious freedom ⓘ defense of trial by jury ⓘ opposition to arbitrary imprisonment ⓘ |
| legalCase |
treason trial in 1649
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trial before the Star Chamber in 1638 ⓘ |
| movement | Levellers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anatomy of the Lords Tyranny
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England's Birthright Justified NERFINISHED ⓘ Rash Oaths Unwarrantable NERFINISHED ⓘ The Free-man's Freedom Vindicated NERFINISHED ⓘ The Just Man's Justification NERFINISHED ⓘ The Legal Fundamental Liberties of the People of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
political writer
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publisher ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| opposed |
censorship of the press
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compulsory oaths in legal proceedings ⓘ |
| participatedIn | English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| placeOfDeath | Eltham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | officer in the Parliamentarian army ⓘ |
| religion | Puritanism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Dewell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasImprisonedBy |
Council of State
NERFINISHED
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House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Chamber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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