the Diggers

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:social_movements
gptkbp:activities land reclamation
gptkbp:advocated_for gptkb:freedom_of_movement
equality
the abolition of private property
land access for the poor
gptkbp:are_known_for their pamphlets
their communal living experiments
gptkbp:are_part_of the radical wing of the English Revolution
the early socialist tradition
the history of dissent in England
the history of land reform.
the radical religious movements
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Civil_War
gptkb:the_Commonwealth_of_England
gptkbp:criticism utopianism
gptkbp:cultural_references gptkb:literature_and_art
gptkbp:depicted_in radicals
a threat to property rights
pioneers of communalism
gptkbp:dissolved 1650s
gptkbp:faced legal challenges
gptkbp:founded 1649
gptkbp:goal common ownership of land
gptkbp:historical_significance early communal living experiments
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gptkbp:impact land reform debates
gptkbp:influenced anarchist thought
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Radical_Protestantism
gptkbp:inspired modern communal movements
gptkbp:is_a_symbol_of anti-capitalism
gptkbp:is_active_in the 17th century
the 1640s and 1650s
gptkbp:is_challenged_by the status quo
gptkbp:is_criticized_for the ruling class
gptkbp:is_inspired_by gptkb:the_Bible
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:landowner
gptkb:the_Church_of_England
gptkbp:is_sought_after_by a new society
overthrow social hierarchies
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Gerrard_Winstanley
gptkbp:legacy influence on later socialist movements
gptkbp:meets communal gatherings
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Levellers
gptkbp:notable_locations gptkb:St._George's_Hill
gptkbp:origin gptkb:England
gptkbp:philosophy agrarian socialism
gptkbp:promoted self-sufficiency
gptkbp:published_work The True Levellers Standard Advanced
gptkbp:uses direct action
public land for farming
gptkbp:was_influenced_by the Enlightenment ideas
the ideas of John Locke
gptkbp:was_involved_in land disputes
the fight for social justice
the struggle for civil rights
the agrarian revolution
gptkbp:was_supported_by some local communities
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Richard_Cromwell
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4