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Putney debates
Putney debates. These occupied the general council of the army from 28 October to 1 November 1647, and were recorded almost verbatim by its secretary William Clarke. The council included two officers and two soldiers (‘agitators’) elected by each regiment, and the central question was whether to continue seeking a negotiated settlement with the king. Representatives of the Levellers put before it a revolutionary alternative, an Agreement of the People, and the ensuing arguments for and against manhood suffrage were memorably eloquent. The outcome was inconclusive, for with mutiny threatening in several regiments the general council agreed on 8 November to its own suspension.
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JOHN CANNON. "Putney debates." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Putney debates." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Putneydebates.html JOHN CANNON. "Putney debates." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Putneydebates.html |
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Putney debates
Putney debates These occupied the general council of the army from 28 October to 1 November 1647, and were recorded almost verbatim by its secretary William Clarke. The central question was whether to continue seeking a negotiated settlement with the king. Representatives of the Levellers put before it a revolutionary alternative, an Agreement of the People, and the ensuing arguments for and against manhood suffrage were memorably eloquent.
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JOHN CANNON. "Putney debates." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Putney debates." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Putneydebates.html JOHN CANNON. "Putney debates." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Putneydebates.html |
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