Episode 15 - Paper-bullets and the forgotten martyrs of radical free speech




Clear and Present Danger - A history of free speech show

Summary: Episode 15 returns to Europe and formative events in 17th Century England, where a mostly forgotten group of radicals demanded a written constitution guaranteeing free speech, liberty of conscience, and democracy. But who were the Levellers? What was the historical context of their radical demands and why were they ultimately crushed by former allies?