http://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/blog/anthony-barnett/2008/05/17/benn-the-queen-and-the-poorest-he Comments for "Benn, the Queen and the "poorest he", Anthony Barnett " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/blog/anthony-barnett/2008/05/17/benn-the-queen-and-the-poorest-he <p><strong>Anthony Barnett (London, <a href="http://ourkindom.opendemocracy.net">OK</a>):</strong> Just returned from speaking at the <a href="http://www.levellers.org.uk/">Levellers Day festivities</a> in Burford. On this day - 17 May - in 1649 three Levellers, Cornet Thompson, Corporal Perkins and Private Church, were executed as an example to the rest, as Cromwell crushed a rebellion amongst the early democrats in the rank and file of his army.<br /> &nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/blog/anthony-barnett/2008/05/17/benn-the-queen-and-the-poorest-he" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/blog/anthony-barnett/2008/05/17/benn-the-queen-and-the-poorest-he">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/blog/anthony-barnett/2008/05/17/benn-the-queen-and-the-poorest-he#comment OurKingdom Levellers ourkingdom Sat, 17 May 2008 21:37:30 +0100 Anthony Barnett 44643 at http://www.opendemocracy.net