SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on The Levellers The road to insurrection  Sep 14, 2009 The Levellers in the 17th century saw their oppression as dating from the imposition of the Norman yoke in the 11th century; the 19th-century Chartists took their inspiration from Magna Carta in the 13th century; and those late 20th- century rebels defying Mrs Thatcher s poll tax referred directly back to the Peasants Revolt of the 14th century. That said, the character of most rebellions was to a large degree set by the time and the context in which they took place. (The Economist) Could you Beat a World Champion Poker Player at Poker in the Park?  Aug 12, 2009 The tournament buy-in is a 500 charitable donation to the Jamie Gold Foundation, and gets you into the fray with not just Gold and Eastgate, but with football legend Teddy Sherringham, TV actor Michael Greco, musician Mark Chadwick of the Levellers and poker pro JJ Hazan. (Players may also play for their seat at 50 sitn go satellite tournament held all Thursday at the Casino at the Empire). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News) Feel the beat in Britain  Jul 3, 2009 org/), created in 2003 by folk-punk band The Levellers, who wanted an old-fashioned festival with a strong sense of community spirit. This 10000 capacity mini-Glastonbury, at Ottery St Mary in Devon, last year featured Squeeze, Supergrass, Nouvelle Vague and of course The Levellers. (iAfrica.com) Camden Crawling  Apr 28, 2009 It is The Levellers meets Rage Against the Machine. The King Blues, whose second album came out at the end of 2008, were crowned in Camden. (BBC News -- Entertainment) Back to History News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2009 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2009