Ranters

This article is about the seventeenth-century religious movement. For other uses, see Rant (disambiguation).

The Ranters were one of a number of dissenting groups that emerged about the time of the Commonwealth of England (1649–1660). They were largely common people,[1] and the movement was widespread throughout England, though they were not organised and had no leader.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ranters" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 895.