Algernon Sidney or Sydney (14 or 15 January 1623 – 7 December 1683) was an English politician, republican political theorist, colonel, and opponent of King Charles II of England, who was charged with plotting against the King and was executed for treason.
Read more about Algernon Sidney: Early Life, English Civil War and Republic, Baltic Ambassador, Exile, Court Maxims, Restoration Crisis: 1677–1683, Discourses Concerning Government, Legacy, Works
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