Levellers' mutiny crushed at Burford

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.04: English Writing and Culture of the Seventeenth Century, 1625-1688.
Vol. editors: Jennifer Brady (Rhodes College), Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Neil Forsyth (Université de Lausanne), Claire Preston (Queen Mary, University of London), J A Roe (University of York), Virginia Mason Vaughan (Clark University)

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Civil Wars, Revolutions and Insurrections

Dates

Date of occurrence 1649-05-14

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United Kingdom (Location)

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Leveller members of the army who had mutinied against their treatment (their pay was in arrears and their demands for fresh elections were being ignored) are defeated at Burford, and the leaders shot by firing squad in the churchyard.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Levellers' mutiny crushed at Burford". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=2379, accessed 18 April 2024.]

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