24. The Diggers, or the True Levellers | Gerrard Winstanley

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I think we all knew this was the logical conclusion of the last few episodes. The lads are at it again, with Jack well on his way to becoming a primitivist and Dan doing all he can to keep things on the level (no pun intended). In this episode your begrimed hosts discuss England's most radical moment - the occupation of St. George's Hill by Gerrard Winstanley and the Diggers in 1649. However! Dan and Jack quickly realize they read two completely different texts! Jack read arch-revisionist Eduard Bernstein and Dan read proud Yorkshireman Christopher Hill. The outcome? A pretty good conversation tbh. NOTE: THIS PODCAST DOES NOT ENDORSE DIGGING. ALL DIGGING SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE NO-TILL AUTHORITIES Reading: "The Law of Freedom in a Platform", Gerrard Winstanley (1652). "Cromwell and Communism", Chapter IX - The “True” Levellers and Their Practical Communism, & Chapter X - The Communistic Utopia of Gerrard Winstanley, Eduard Bernstein, (1930). "The World Turned Upside Down: Radical Ideas During the English Revolution", Chapter 7 - Levellers and True Levellers, Christopher Hill, (1972).