ABSTRACT

Cromwell and Communism (1930) examines the English revolution against the absolute monarchy of Charles I. It looks at the economic and social conditions prevailing at the time, the first beginnings of dissent and the religious and political aims of the Parliamentarian side in the revolution and subsequent civil war. The various sects are examined, including the Levellers and their democratic, atheistic and communistic ideals.

chapter Chapter 1|3 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter II|22 pages

England Up to the Middle of the Seventeenth Century

chapter Chapter IV|7 pages

Parliament and the Monarchy

chapter Chapter VI|16 pages

The Levellers Versus The “Gentlemen' Independents

chapter Chapter IX|11 pages

The “True” Levellers and Their Practical Communism

chapter Chapter X|17 pages

The Communistic Utopia of Gerrard Winstanley

chapter Chapter XII|13 pages

Historical Significance of Lilburne and the Levellers

chapter Chapter XV|12 pages

Peter Cornelius Plockboy

chapter Chapter XVI|28 pages

The Quakers in the Seventeenth Century

chapter |2 pages

Conclusion