Reformers/Radicals

Sites on the history of famous and notable British reformers and radicals. Includes Karl Marx and Guy Fawkes.

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  1. Erasmus - Overview

    Overview of the philosophy and works of one of the great scholars who lived between 1469 and 1536.
    www.ciger.be

    Overview of the philosophy and works of one of the great scholars who lived between 1469 and 1536.
  2. Hanover College - John Knox (1513-1572)

    Selected online texts from this Scottish Reformer, who from 1559 was the clerical leader of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland.
    history.hanover.edu

    Selected online texts from this Scottish Reformer, who from 1559 was the clerical leader of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland.
  3. Harney, George (1817-1897)

    Bio on this journalist and friend of Karl Marx. As editor of the Northern Star he published the first English edition of the Communist Manifesto.
    www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk

    Bio on this journalist and friend of Karl Marx. As editor of the Northern Star he published the first English edition of the Communist Manifesto.
  4. Owen, Robert - Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia

    Resource profiles the utopian socialist leader's life, and includes a portrait and an excerpt from a parliament committee appearance.
    www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk

    Resource profiles the utopian socialist leader's life, and includes a portrait and an excerpt from a parliament committee appearance.
  5. Paine, Tom (1737-1809)

    Bio of the man who wrote 'The Rights of Man' in defence of the French Revolution, and while absent from Britain was tried for seditious libel.
    www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk

    Bio of the man who wrote 'The Rights of Man' in defence of the French Revolution, and while absent from Britain was tried for seditious libel.
  6. Pankhurst, Emmeline (1858-1928)

    Mother of Sylvia and Christabel, this suffragette was the co-founder of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) in Manchester in 1903.
    www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk

    Mother of Sylvia and Christabel, this suffragette was the co-founder of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) in Manchester in 1903.
  7. Pankhurst, Sylvia (1882-1960)

    Concise biography on this suffragette, artist and lifelong socialist. She led the campaign for the vote for all women.
    www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk

    Concise biography on this suffragette, artist and lifelong socialist. She led the campaign for the vote for all women.