Richard Overton
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Richard Overton was a prominent 17th-century English pamphleteer and radical political thinker associated with the Leveller movement, known for his advocacy of religious toleration, civil liberties, and popular sovereignty.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richard Overton canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English person
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Leveller ⓘ pamphleteer ⓘ person ⓘ political writer ⓘ |
| advocated |
civil liberties
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equality before the law ⓘ freedom of conscience ⓘ limitations on state power ⓘ popular sovereignty ⓘ religious toleration ⓘ |
| associatedWith | New Model Army agitators ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
John Lilburne
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William Walwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1600 ⓘ |
| detainedAt |
Newgate Prison
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Tower of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Overton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil liberties
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freedom of conscience ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ popular sovereignty ⓘ religious controversy ⓘ |
| floruit | 1640s ⓘ |
| genre |
political pamphlet
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religious pamphlet ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| influenced |
later democratic thought
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traditions of civil libertarianism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | Levellers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
An Arrow Against All Tyrants
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Mans Mortalitie NERFINISHED ⓘ The Araignement of Mr. Persecution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
pamphleteer
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political theorist ⓘ religious controversialist ⓘ |
| opposed |
arbitrary imprisonment
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episcopal church authority ⓘ monarchical absolutism ⓘ religious persecution ⓘ |
| participantIn | English Civil War era political debates ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
radical
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republican ⓘ |
| religiousBelief |
Independent
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anti-clerical ⓘ |
| wasImprisonedBy | House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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