Putney Debates take place after parliamentary victory in the First Civil War

Category
Government
Place
England (<1707)
Date
1647
Reference
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Oliver Cromwell was the chairman of the debates. The "Levellers" had radical demands including full male suffrage. This was an important step in the establishment of representative government in England. [Furtado: 1001 Days]

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Category
Stuart Kings
1603
1649
British Isles