See Levellers (disambiguation) for alternative meanings. The Levellers were members of a mid 17th centuryEnglishpolitical movement, who came to prominence during the English Civil Wars. They were not a political party in the modern sense of the word, so people whom historians have labeled Levellers did not subscribe to a specific party manifesto; nevertheless, many Levellers agreed with the view expressed in the Agreement of the People. Leveller views and support were to be found in the populace of the City of London and in some regiments in the New Model Army. The Levellers came to prominence at the end of the First English Civil War and were most influential before the start of the Second Civil War. After Pride's Purge and the execution of Charles I, power lay in the hands of the Grandees in the Army, (and to a lesser extent with the Rump Parliament). The Levellers, along with all other opposition groups, were marginalized by those in power and their influence waned. By 1650 they were no longer a serious threat to the established order.
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