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Manifesto

England · Warfare / Civil War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1647Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1647

John Wildman18 October 1647

London · Warfare / Civil War

Wildman is associated with the radical soldiers who present "The Case of the Army Truly Stated", pressing the Army leadership for constitutional reform

John Lilburne1647

Warfare / Civil War

The Levellers, a political movement during the English Civil Wars which emphasised popular sovereignty, extended suffrage, equality before the law, and religious tolerance, all of which were expressed in the manifesto "Agreement of the People"

Names involved

John LilburneJohn Wildman

Provenance

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