The Diggers

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:social_movements
gptkbp:advocated_for gptkb:land_reform
social equality
the right to work the land
gptkbp:are_known_for their community gatherings
their pamphlets
their public speeches
their commitment to equality.
their egalitarian principles
their protests against land enclosure
their radical ideas about land use
their vision of a just society
gptkbp:are_part_of the broader context of the English Revolution
the early socialist movement
the history of social movements in England
the radical political landscape of their time
the radical wing of the English Revolution
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Civil_War
gptkbp:contributed_to political thought
gptkbp:depicted_in a challenge to the status quo
a precursor to modern cooperatives
radicals in their time
utopian socialists
gptkbp:dissolved 1650s
gptkbp:emphasizes self-sufficiency
gptkbp:faced government repression
gptkbp:founded 1649
gptkbp:goal common ownership of land
gptkbp:had_a_manifesto The Digger's Manifesto
gptkbp:has_impact_on the development of communal living
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Diggers
gptkbp:influenced socialist movements
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Radical_Protestantism
gptkbp:inspired modern anarchist movements
gptkbp:is_active_in the 17th century
the 1640s and 1650s
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:the_Church_of_England
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:landowner
private property
gptkbp:is_practiced_in agricultural reform
gptkbp:is_sought_after_by a new society
end poverty
gptkbp:known_for communal farming
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Gerrard_Winstanley
gptkbp:location gptkb:England
gptkbp:published The True Levellers Standard Advanced
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Levellers
gptkbp:uses public land
gptkbp:was_influenced_by the ideas of John Locke
the writings of Thomas More
gptkbp:was_involved_in land reclamation
the struggle for social justice
the fight for civil rights
the agrarian movement
the creation of alternative economies
the establishment of communal gardens
the establishment of free communities
the promotion of agrarian socialism
gptkbp:was_supported_by some local communities
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Abbey
gptkb:Cromwell_family
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5