Whalebone Tavern
The Whalebone Tavern was a public house on Lothbury behind the Royal Exchange in the City of London that was a meeting place for the Leveller movement.[1] The Levellers described themselves as "whaleboneers" in an early printed declaration, and their leader John Lilburne would read various declarations and lead meetings at the tavern.[1][2] Henry Ireton, Oliver Cromwell's son-in-law, sent spies to the Whalebone to observe the Levellers. It was referred to as one of the Levellers' 'Houses of Parliament', along with the Mouth Inn in Aldersgate.[1] The Windmill Tavern was similarly associated with the Levellers.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Rees, John (2016). The Leveller Revolution : Radical Political Organisation in England, 1640-1650. London: Verso. p. 56. ISBN 9781784783884. OCLC 958469760.
- 1 2 Wood, Andy (12 November 2001). Riot, Rebellion and Popular Politics in Early Modern England. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-137-13568-1.
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