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Leaders of the People

Leaders of the People

by Joseph Clayton

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Author
Clayton, Joseph, 1868-1943
Title
Leaders of the People: Studies in Democratic History
Credits
E-text prepared by deaurider, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( archive.org)
Language
English
LoC Class
DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe
Subject
Great Britain -- History
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 64437
Release Date
February 1, 2021
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.LEADERS OF THE PEOPLE
  2. 2.CONTENTS
  3. 3.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  4. 4.PREFACE
  5. 5.Archbishop Anselm and Norman Autocracy 1093–1109 — ARCHBISHOP ANSELM AND NORMAN AUTOCRACY 1093–1109.
  6. 6.Thomas of Canterbury The Defender of the Poor 1162–1170 — THOMAS OF CANTERBURY THE DEFENDER OF THE POOR 1162–1170
  7. 7.William FitzOsbert, called Longbeard The First English Agitator 1196 — WILLIAM FITZOSBERT CALLED LONGBEARD, THE FIRST ENGLISH AGITATOR 1196
  8. 8.Stephen Langton and the Great Charter 1207–1228 — STEPHEN LANGTON AND THE GREAT CHARTER 1207–1228
  9. 9.Bishop Grosseteste, the Reformer 1235–1253 — BISHOP GROSSETESTE THE REFORMER 1235–1253
  10. 10.Simon of Montfort and the English Parliament 1258–1265 — SIMON OF MONTFORT AND THE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT 1258–1265
  11. 11.Wat Tyler and the Peasant Revolt 1381 — WAT TYLER AND THE PEASANT REVOLT 1381
  12. 12.Jack Cade, the Captain of Kent 1450 — JACK CADE, THE CAPTAIN OF KENT 1450
  13. 13.Sir Thomas More and the Freedom of Conscience 1529–1535 — SIR THOMAS MORE AND THE FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE 1529–1535.
  14. 14.Robert Ket and The Norfolk Rising 1549 — ROBERT KET AND THE NORFOLK RISING. 1549.
  15. 15.Eliot, Hampden, Pym, and the Supremacy of the Commons. 1625–1643 — ELIOT, HAMPDEN, PYM, AND THE SUPREMACY OF THE COMMONS. 1625–1643
  16. 16.John Lilburne and the Levellers 1647–1653 — JOHN LILBURNE AND THE LEVELLERS 1647–1653.
  17. 17.Winstanley the Digger 1649–1650 — WINSTANLEY THE DIGGER 1649–1650.
  18. 18.Major Cartwright “The Father of Reform” 1775–1824 — MAJOR CARTWRIGHT “THE FATHER OF REFORM” 1775–1824.
  19. 19.Ernest Jones and Chartism 1838–1854 — ERNEST JONES AND CHARTISM 1838–1854.
  20. 20.Conclusion — CONCLUSION
  21. 21.FOOTNOTES
  22. 22.INDEX
  23. 23.Transcriber’s Note

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