104. Radicalism in the English Revolution 2: The Levellers -- Rachel Foxley

<p>Emerging from both civilian and military backgrounds, the Levellers were a radical group who advocated for expanded voting rights and freedom of conscience and speech. <a href="https://www.reading.ac.uk/history/our-staff/rachel-foxley" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rachel Foxley</a>, author of <em>The Levellers: Radical Political Thought in the English Revolution</em>, explains the Levellers' views, their relationship to Oliver Cromwell, their revolutionary methods, and how their ideas resonate with later radicals.</p>