William Walwyn
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William Walwyn was a prominent 17th-century English political writer and radical thinker associated with the Leveller movement, advocating religious toleration, popular sovereignty, and expanded civil liberties.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Walwyn canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
English political writer
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Leveller ⓘ pamphleteer ⓘ radical political thinker ⓘ |
| activeIn |
English Civil War period
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Interregnum (England) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
curbing power of the clergy
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reform of the legal system ⓘ rights of common people ⓘ toleration of diverse Protestant sects ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
John Lilburne
NERFINISHED
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Leveller leaders ⓘ Richard Overton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| genre |
political pamphlet
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religious pamphlet ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
English Revolution
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English radicalism ⓘ Levellers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
accountability of magistrates
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expanded civil liberties ⓘ freedom of conscience ⓘ legal reform ⓘ limitation of clerical power ⓘ opposition to persecution for heresy ⓘ popular sovereignty ⓘ religious toleration ⓘ wider political participation ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Demurre to the Bill for Preventing the Growth and Spreading of Heresie
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A Helpe to the Right Understanding of a Discourse concerning Independency NERFINISHED ⓘ A Whisper in the Eare of Mr. Thomas Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ A Word in Season NERFINISHED ⓘ England’s Lamentable Slaverie NERFINISHED ⓘ Juries Justified NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bloody Project NERFINISHED ⓘ The Compassionate Samaritane NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fountain of Slander Discovered NERFINISHED ⓘ The Just Man’s Justification NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
merchant
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political theorist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Presbyterian intolerance
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arbitrary government ⓘ religious persecution ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Leveller leader ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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