Diggers
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| - | The '''Diggers''' were a group of [[Protestant]] English [[Agrarian socialism|agrarian communists]],{{sfn|Campbell|2009|p=129}} begun by [[Gerrard Winstanley]] as ''True Levellers'' in 1649, who became known as ''Diggers,'' because of their attempts to farm on common land. | + | The '''Diggers''' were a group of [[Protestant]] English [[Agrarian socialism|agrarian communists]], begun by [[Gerrard Winstanley]] as ''True Levellers'' in 1649, who became known as ''Diggers,'' because of their attempts to farm on common land. |
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The Diggers were a group of Protestant English agrarian communists, begun by Gerrard Winstanley as True Levellers in 1649, who became known as Diggers, because of their attempts to farm on common land.
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