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Followers of agrarian communist Gerrard Winstanley begin digging the common land on St. George Hill, Surrey, England, UK. It is their belief that the English Civil Wars had been fought against the king and the great landowners and that land should be made available for the very poor to cultivate. These people will become known as The Diggers. The Billy Bragg song World Turned Upside Down and the Chumbawamba song The Diggers Song will be inspired by the work and beliefs of The Diggers.