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Algernon Sidney or Sydney (15 January 1623 – 7 December 1683) was an English politician, republican political theorist and colonel. A member of the middle part of the Long Parliament and commissioner of the trial of King Charles I of England, he opposed the king's execution.
- 15 January 1623, Baynard's Castle, London, England
- Republicanism
Apr 8, 2024 · Algernon Sidney (born 1622, Penshurst Place, Kent, England—died December 7, 1683, London) was an English Whig politician executed for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government of King Charles II (ruled 1660–85). His guilt was never conclusively proved, and Whig tradition regarded him as a great republican martyr.
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Jan 1, 2009 · Learn about Algernon Sidney, a seventeenth-century English writer who was executed for his anti-royalist views and became a hero to American proponents of free speech. Discover how his book Discourses Concerning Government shaped the ideas of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and other Founding Fathers.
Jul 4, 2000 · Learn about Algernon Sidney, a 17th century English politician and philosopher who championed popular sovereignty and was executed by King Charles II. Discover his influence on American and European thinkers, his role in the English civil war and the peace settlement, and his writings on natural rights and republicanism.
Overview. Algernon Sidney. (1622—1683) political writer. Quick Reference. (1622–83), the grandnephew of Sir P. Sidney, took up arms against Charles I and was wounded at Marston Moor. He was employed on government service until the Restoration, but his firm republicanism aroused Cromwell's hostility.
Algernon Sidney or Sydney (15 January 1623 – 7 December 1683) was an English politician, republican political theorist and colonel. A member of the middle part of the Long Parliament and commissioner of the trial of King Charles I of England, he opposed the king's execution.
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Algernon Sidney (1622-1683) was a radical English republican political theorist who challenged Filmer’s theory of the divine right of kings. He was executed for treason in 1683.
