I have been interested in the Digger movement since I joined a group of self-described diggers in Hollywood in the summer of 1967, following my freshman year at Hollywood High. I became especially interested in "my digger connection," several decades later due to the influence of historian Jaques Barzun and the chapter entitled "Puritans as Democrats" in his magnum opus "From Dawn to Decadence, in which he linked the diggers to the "Flower People of 1968."
This article presents the most coherent and concise history of the diggers I have yet seen. There are small but significant details about the lives of Winstanley and Everard in it of which I was previously unaware. Thank you, Dr Hessayon, for continuing to research this important period in history that in so many ways foreshadowed the political and social crises of the present era.
Thanks so much for taking the time to comment Rick, and for your kind and generous comments. It's greatly appreciated. I don't know Jacques Barzun's work, so will aim to read it as soon as I can.
An excellent piece that vividly shows the sufferings of the English peasantry during times of crisis
I have been interested in the Digger movement since I joined a group of self-described diggers in Hollywood in the summer of 1967, following my freshman year at Hollywood High. I became especially interested in "my digger connection," several decades later due to the influence of historian Jaques Barzun and the chapter entitled "Puritans as Democrats" in his magnum opus "From Dawn to Decadence, in which he linked the diggers to the "Flower People of 1968."
This article presents the most coherent and concise history of the diggers I have yet seen. There are small but significant details about the lives of Winstanley and Everard in it of which I was previously unaware. Thank you, Dr Hessayon, for continuing to research this important period in history that in so many ways foreshadowed the political and social crises of the present era.
Thanks so much for taking the time to comment Rick, and for your kind and generous comments. It's greatly appreciated. I don't know Jacques Barzun's work, so will aim to read it as soon as I can.
What with things as they are at the moment, the Diggers may have to make a comeback?!