Radicalism

Question 1

Who lead the levellers

Answer 1

• John Lilbourne

Question 2

What was the levellers political philosophy

Answer 2

• Popular Soverignty
• Extended Sufferage
• Religious tolereance

Question 3

When was the leveller manifesto “An Agreement of the People” published

Answer 3

• October 1647

Question 4

When was the putney debates

Answer 4

• 28 Oct –> 8 Nov 1647

Question 5

What was the outcome of the levellers

Answer 5

• Oppressed by Army despite high frequency
• Those who stood up for leveller ideology either dismissed or executed

Question 6

Who were the Diggers

Answer 6

• Early “Communists”
• Advocated for communal ownership

Question 7

What was millinarianism

Answer 7

• Belief of a coming funamental transformation of society

Question 8

What was Fifth Monarchism

Answer 8

• Radical religious group
• Believed that the death of Charles was the end of the “fouth Monarchy” and thus the fifth monarchy (“Kingdom of God”) was imminent
• Opposed Protectorate and restoration

Question 9

Who was the most prominet fifth monarchist

Answer 9

• Major General Thomas Harrison

Question 10

Who lead the diggers

Answer 10

• Gerald Winstanly

Question 11

When and where did the diggers establish thier first communine

Answer 11

• April 1649
• St Georges Hill, Surry

Question 12

What was the outcome of the digger communes

Answer 12

• Hated by Locals and Lords of the manor
• Because it contradicted “Social Order”
• Attacked
• Evicted with Force

Question 13

Who were the ranters

Answer 13

• Off shoot of Levellers
• Believed as God created everything
• Sin was a sacrement
• Practiced sexual immorality and other “Sins”

Question 14

Flaw with the ranters

Answer 14

• Only discovered in 1960’s
• None of thier panphlets survived
• Only know about them through opposition panphelets