Leon Rosselson's song "World Turned Upside Down" has these lyrics
"In 1649 to St. George's Hill
A ragged band they called the Diggers came to show the people's will.
They defied the landlords; they defined the laws.
They were the dispossessed reclaiming what was theirs."
I am sure this song is based on a true event.Does anyone know who "The Diggers" were and the story behind them?

Click on World Turned Upside Down to find A Short Digger History and other information that may be of interest.

Thanks for that 'fuse,for some reason i always assumed it was about the Irish famine.I pride myself on my knowledge of english history,but i have to admit i had never heard of them before.
Viv.

Coldfuse, I realise this is disgracefully off-topic, but I'm a fan of Billy Bragg.  I'm curious to know - did you just find this site on a search engine, or is he well known in America too?

Thank you for asking, but I went "digging" for the information!