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Leaders of the People: Studies in Democratic History

Chapter 2: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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A series of biographical studies profiles seventeen figures who advanced popular liberty in England, ranging from medieval churchmen and rebellious agitators to early modern reformers and nineteenth-century activists. Each chapter pairs a life narrative with analysis of actions, motives, and contemporary reception, tracing recurring themes of opposition to autocracy, legal and parliamentary development, and appeals for economic and religious justice. The work combines primary-source-based sketches with assessments of each figure's contribution to democratic ideas, arguing that both martyrs and pen-wielding reformers helped shape national institutions and public liberties.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

JOHN HAMPDEN
From the Engraving by Jacob Houbraken
Frontispiece
  facing p.
ARCHBISHOP ANSELM
From an Old French Engraving in the British Museum
3
THOMAS À BECKET
From an Engraving after Van Eyck
33
KING RICHARD II.
From the Panel Painting in the Sanctuary in Westminster Abbey
141
SIR THOMAS MORE
From the Drawing by Hans Holbein
193
SIR JOHN ELIOT
From a Steel Engraving by William Holl
245
JOHN PYM
From the Engraving by Jacob Houbraken
257
MAJOR CARTWRIGHT
From a Contemporary Drawing
307