Levellers
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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You might have heard of the Ranters and Levellers, whose pamphlets adorn a wall - but did you know about the Adamites?
From BBC • May 23, 2023
After Charles I was overthrown and beheaded, the Levellers and the Diggers pushed for radical equality and an end to land ownership—objectives that by the play’s end it is painfully clear they will not achieve.
From Slate • May 7, 2018
Into this debate plunge the members of three new radical groups: the Diggers, the Ranters and the Levellers.
From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2018
Formed in 1988, the English rock band The Levellers has been rocking for decades with a blend of folk, punk and traditional rock — all delivered with high energy and deeply personal lyrics.
From Washington Times • Oct. 2, 2016
"These soldiers," says Carte, "were for the most part Anabaptists, Independents, and Levellers."
From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Cusack, Mary Frances
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