the Leveller movement

GPTKB entity

Properties (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf political movement
gptkbp:activeDuring English Civil War
gptkbp:advocatesFor equality before the law
popular sovereignty
universal suffrage
gptkbp:aimsTo reform the legal system
establish a more democratic government
end imprisonment for debt
gptkbp:associatedWith Civil War factions
gptkbp:availableIn 1650s
gptkbp:faced gptkb:the_Parliamentarians
the_Army_leadership
gptkbp:historicalContext 17th century England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Leveller movement
gptkbp:influenced subsequent_democratic_movements
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Puritanism
gptkbp:keyFigures gptkb:John_Lilburne
gptkb:William_Walwyn
gptkb:Thomas_Rainsborough
gptkb:Richard_Overton
gptkbp:legacy political equality
civil rights advocacy
modern_democratic_principles
gptkbp:meets gptkb:New_Model_Army
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Putney_Debates
the execution of King Charles I
the trial of King Charles I
the Leveller uprising of 1649
the_formation_of_the_Commonwealth_of_England
gptkbp:notableFeature The Leveller's Manifesto
The Levellers' Papers
The Moderate Leveller
The True Leveller
The_People's_Agreement
gptkbp:opposedBy monarchy
aristocracy
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:England
gptkbp:produces The Agreement of the People
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Libertarianism
Republicanism
Radicalism