by Amy Nichols | Jan 23, 2012 | Actor
Richard Overton was an English man born in 1599. He was renowned as a pamphleteer. A pamphleteer is a person who creates or publishes pamphlets that deal mainly with controversial issues. Mr. Overtone was also a Leveller. A Leveller was a follower of a certain...
by Karla Harris | Jan 12, 2012 | Actor
Richard Overton was an important figure in England’s history. He was best known for writing controversial religious and political pamphlets. He also acted on the stage and wrote other types of manuscripts. The author was born in 1631 and passed away in 1664 at...
by Bernadine Wilkins | Nov 20, 2011 | Actor
Few people today knew the role played by Richard Overton in 1640 to 1655 when he conducted a series of attacks on Catholicism and the reforms of Laudian church doctrines as well as government. Some historians had it that he was a Baptist convert. However, his early...
by Jody Sanders | Oct 30, 2011 | Actor
In this world, people are born equal, but when they die, they all leave different legacies. Some of these legacies are short lived while others are remembered for thousands of years. Richard Overton, for example, is a man who left a great legacy that is still being...
by Shannon Reeves | Sep 21, 2011 | Actor
A famous pamphleteer and writer, Richard Overton was likewise a popular Leveller during the first British Civil War. He lived most parts of his life within London, and historians as well as speculations indicate that he performed as playwright throughout his adult...
