chapter twelve Flashcards
define levellers
predominately London based pressure group that sought poltical economic and social reform
levellers demands
extension of the franchise
written constitution
frequent elections
religious freedom
reform of the law
elected local gov
economic reform
levellers methods
petitions
the large petition 10-14 march 1647
petition signed by 40k oct 1648
womens petition may 1649
levellers methods
processions
leveller ‘ Gainsborough’s funeral nov 1648
leveller ‘ lockyers funeral April 1649
levellers methods
pamphlets
agreement of the people oct 1647
lilburnes Englands new chains discovered feb 1649
Richard overtones the hunting of the foxes march 1649
levellers methods
newspaper
the moderate July 1648-sept 1649
the levellers methods show
how politics in this period moved beyond the control of the traditional PN and onto the streets of LDN
lilburne with other leading levellers produced
nearly 250 pamphlets between 1645 and 1649
levellers did not have the backing of the army so instead exploited
the concerns of lower army ranks as the army leaders continued to negotiate with Charles
lower ranks were afraid of being sold short
October 1647
the case of the army truly stated circulate within the army attacking army leadership this cause the NMA
to take the levellers as a serious threat
held the putney and Whitehall debates to discuss w the levellers their written manifesto
putney debates
nov 1647
the general council of army met with representatives of the levellers to debate how England should be governed
the debates came to focus on
the levellers ideas for the extension of the franchise which proceed an argument between ireton and wildman
putney debates ended 5 nov 1647
clash between ireton and leveller sympathiser rainsborough over the army leaders attempts to settle with the king
ireton and cromwells argument undermined by Charles escape from haptonncourt in
nov 1647
Charles escape
second civil war
his negotiation with Scots
lower rank officers reunited after putney and Whitehall debates
new military threat
what did the agreement of the people oct 1647 propose
all who wanted to be citizens of the state had to sign the document as agreement
according to the agreement where did sovereignty lie
resides in the people rather than king or parliament , making parliament more representative and answerable to the people MAIN PROPOSAL
what were other proposals in this agreement
mps elected in proportion to the population of the constituency
parliaments elected biennially
parliament to consist of 1 chamber/house