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The Putney Debates were a series of discussions held at St Mary's Church in Putney over several days in late October and November 1647. Transcribed by clerk William Clarke, the debates took place between factions of the New Model Army, primarily the elected representatives known as Agitators and sen...
The "Agreement of the People" was a manifesto drafted by the Leveller movement during the English Civil War in 1647. This document proposed a written constitution for England and advocated for near-universal male suffrage, a radical concept at the time. It emerged from debates at Putney where senior...
An Arrow Against All Tyrants is a political pamphlet published in 1646 by the English Leveller writer Richard Overton. The document attacks institutional tyranny within the English government, specifically targeting the House of Lords and the unchecked power of the monarchy. Overton utilizes natural...
The Agreement of the People was a pamphlet produced by the Levellers during the English Civil War in the mid-1640s. It outlined a constitution grounded in the idea that political power derives from the people. The document advocated for universal male suffrage and religious tolerance. Primarily inte...
Published in 1647, 'The Case of the Armie Truly Stated' was a pamphlet by radical soldiers of the New Model Army during the English Civil War. It articulated grievances over pay, political rights, and army representation, influencing the Leveller movement. The text is considered a foundational docum...
A Remonstrance of Many Thousand Citizens is a political petition associated with Richard Overton and the Leveller movement during the English Civil War. Published in 1646 and addressed to the House of Commons, it attacked the power of the House of Lords, compulsory religion, legal inequality, and ec...
"England's New Chains Discovered" is a political pamphlet written by John Lilburne and published in 1649. Lilburne, a leading figure of the Leveller movement, authored the text to fiercely attack the military government of Oliver Cromwell and the Rump Parliament. It accuses the new regime of betrayi...
