well they were fleeing the consequences for regicide. Also they only went crazy once they got to America back in England they were some of the first in centuries to propose common ownership of the means of production
I'm a little biased as I'm from a part of the UK that faced really violent reprisals for it's historical puritanism. But I would recommend reading the world turned upside down by Christopher Hill
if you don't want to read a book this video does a pretty good examination of them, they were definitely weird but they also are largely responsible for a lot of left wing political ideas. Back in England some of them were essentially proto-anarchists
well they were fleeing the consequences for regicide. Also they only went crazy once they got to America back in England they were some of the first in centuries to propose common ownership of the means of production
No they were plenty crazy the whole time. They went to Amsterdam first but the Dutch told them to gtfo.
I'm a little biased as I'm from a part of the UK that faced really violent reprisals for it's historical puritanism. But I would recommend reading the world turned upside down by Christopher Hill
if you don't want to read a book this video does a pretty good examination of them, they were definitely weird but they also are largely responsible for a lot of left wing political ideas. Back in England some of them were essentially proto-anarchists