Levellers
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The Levellers were a political movement active during the English Civil War who were committed to popular sovereignty, extended suffrage, equality before the law and religious tolerance. The hallmark
Commemoration plaque for two Levellers in Gloucester Green, Oxford.
Plaque commemorating three Levellers shot at the command of Oliver Cromwell in Burford.
Roundhead
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The Parliamentarians, commonly called Roundheads by their enemies and in modern historiography, were the supporters of the Parliament of England during the English Civil War. They fought against King
Levellers
…Levellers Leaders John Lilburne Richard Overton William Walwyn Thomas Prince Founded July 1646 (1646-07) Dissolved September 1649 (1649-09) Split from Roundheads Succeeded by Radical Whigs Ideology Radicalism Republicanism Universal suffrage Populism Political position Left-wing National affiliation Roundheads…
A Roundhead as depicted by John Pettie (1870)
A Roundhead inquisitor asks a son of a Cavalier, "And when did you last see your father?"—William Frederick Yeames (1878)