A History of Political Thought in the English Revolution (1954) examines the large range of political doctrines which played their part in the English revolution a period when modern democratic ideas began.
A History of Political Thought in the English Revolution (1954) examines the large range of political doctrines which played their part in the English revolution a period when modern democratic ideas began. The political literature of the period between 1645, when the Levellers first seized upon the revolutions wider implications, and 1660, when Charles II restored the monarchy to power, is here studied in detail.
1. Introduction 2. The Leveller Theorists 2.1. John Lilburne 2.2. Richard Overton 2.3. William Walwyn 2.4. John Wildman and Other Leveller Writers 3. The Leveller Party Programme 4. Utopian Communism 4.1. Gerrard Winstanley 4.2. Tyranipocrit (1649) 5. Theorists of the Commonwealth I 5.1. Anthon Ascham 5.2. Francis Rous and John Dury 5.3. Other Writers 6. Theorists of the Commonwealth II 6.1. John Goodwin 7. Theorists of the Protectorate 8. The Fifth-Monarchy Men 9. John Milton 10. Marchamont Nedham and Francis Osborne 11. James Harrington 12. The Republicans 13. Thomas Hobbes 14. The Royalists and Sir Robert Filmer