• John Lilburne (c. 1614 – 29 August 1657), also known as Freeborn John, was an English political Leveller before, during and after the English Civil Wars 1642–1650.
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  • John Lilburne became critical of Winstanley and rejected the idea that he was the father of "all the erroneous tenants of the poor Diggers at George Hill".
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  • John Lilburne was an English revolutionary, leader of the Levelers, a radical democratic party prominent during the English Civil Wars.
  • By 1655, the government felt that it was safe to release Lilburne so he was brought back to Dover Castle. John Lilburne died at Eltham in 1657.
  • On Sunday October 23, 1642, John Lilburne fought with distinction and valor at the battle of Edgehill, the first major military engagement of the First English Civil War.
  • John Lilburne (1615-1657) was a leader in the Leveller movement of the 1640s. A prolific pamphleteer, he was imprisoned several times for his religious views and...
  • John Lilburne’s years of struggle with the government had worn him out and on 29 August, 1657, at the age of 43, he died an exhausted man.
  • Freeborn John Lilburne 1615-57, by David Plant BCW (British Civil Wars, Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1638-60) Project website.