Richard Overton was a writer who is best known for radical booklets that he created during the English revolution. He was born in the year 1599. He was of British origin. He lived to be 65 years old and passed away in the year 1664. Though his life was short his works left a legacy because through them he demonstrated courage.
The earlier days of this author are not known though he is said to have matriculated at the Queens College which was located in Cambridge. He later became an actor and a playwright. His life is not very clear until 1640. At around this time his pamphlets had begun becoming popular. They were satirical and they criticized the Catholic Church and its Bishops. During this period he had become a member of the religion of General Baptism.
In one of his documents titled Mans Mortalitie he put down one of his most controversial theories. His theory on religion was purely materialistic. He believed that just like the body the soul is also perishable. Both soul and body of a human being die but at the final judgement both are resurrected. Other members of the General Baptism also believed in this theory. Presbyterian Protestants from other churches criticized this line of thought because they thought it was wrong and heretical.
Because of his religious booklets by the year 1645 the author had become very famous. He had also added political works. He became part of the Leveller Movement. This establishment pushed for sovereignty of the people and religious tolerance. It is also said that Richard Overton and William Walwyn put down one of the Leveller Movements most famous and demonstrative piece. It was titled The Remonstrance of Many Thousand Citizens.
In the year 1646 the writer put down another diatribe for John Liburne. This piece argued that he should have been set free from a prison sentence. Because of this work Richard was put behind bars by the Government which considered the diatribe a criminal act. He was held in Newgate Prison. Even after being imprisoned he still went on with his writing. He wrote many pamphlets fighting for the freedom and rights of an individual.
He was set free from Newgate prison in the fall of 1647. When he came out he went on to work with the Leveller mutineer against the Grandees. In the Civil War of England the Grandees represented the gentry. The Leveller mutiny was crashed by the Grandees who were more powerful and controlling.
In the year 1649 the author was sent to prison yet again. This is because he had made more political pamphlets voicing out his opinions. Those in power considered these pieces acts of treason and thus the reason for jailing him. Later during the same year he was set free.
When he came out he went on with his writing. He fought for the rights of an individual and equality. He advocated for change in the Government because he hated monarchy. He believed in the popular sovereignty. The final years of Richard Overton are not discussed because very little is known about them. His activities during his last days are not documented.
The earlier days of this author are not known though he is said to have matriculated at the Queens College which was located in Cambridge. He later became an actor and a playwright. His life is not very clear until 1640. At around this time his pamphlets had begun becoming popular. They were satirical and they criticized the Catholic Church and its Bishops. During this period he had become a member of the religion of General Baptism.
In one of his documents titled Mans Mortalitie he put down one of his most controversial theories. His theory on religion was purely materialistic. He believed that just like the body the soul is also perishable. Both soul and body of a human being die but at the final judgement both are resurrected. Other members of the General Baptism also believed in this theory. Presbyterian Protestants from other churches criticized this line of thought because they thought it was wrong and heretical.
Because of his religious booklets by the year 1645 the author had become very famous. He had also added political works. He became part of the Leveller Movement. This establishment pushed for sovereignty of the people and religious tolerance. It is also said that Richard Overton and William Walwyn put down one of the Leveller Movements most famous and demonstrative piece. It was titled The Remonstrance of Many Thousand Citizens.
In the year 1646 the writer put down another diatribe for John Liburne. This piece argued that he should have been set free from a prison sentence. Because of this work Richard was put behind bars by the Government which considered the diatribe a criminal act. He was held in Newgate Prison. Even after being imprisoned he still went on with his writing. He wrote many pamphlets fighting for the freedom and rights of an individual.
He was set free from Newgate prison in the fall of 1647. When he came out he went on to work with the Leveller mutineer against the Grandees. In the Civil War of England the Grandees represented the gentry. The Leveller mutiny was crashed by the Grandees who were more powerful and controlling.
In the year 1649 the author was sent to prison yet again. This is because he had made more political pamphlets voicing out his opinions. Those in power considered these pieces acts of treason and thus the reason for jailing him. Later during the same year he was set free.
When he came out he went on with his writing. He fought for the rights of an individual and equality. He advocated for change in the Government because he hated monarchy. He believed in the popular sovereignty. The final years of Richard Overton are not discussed because very little is known about them. His activities during his last days are not documented.
