Acknowledgements

Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. List of abbreviations ix
5. Note on conventions xi
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 Consent and the origins of government 20
8. 2 The appeal to the people 51
9. 3 The laws of England and the ‘free-born Englishman’ 91
10. 4 Religion, politics, and conscience 119
11. 5 Levellers and the army 150
12. 6 Levellers into republicans? 194
13. Conclusion 230
14. Bibliography 235
15. Index 254