Thomas W. Hodgkinson

Searching for the best of all possible worlds – in London

Niall Kishtainy examines the eccentric ideas of Gerrard Winstanley, Thomas Spence, John Adolphus Etzler, Thomas More and other utopians who lived in and around the capital

Portrait of Sir Thomas More by Peter Paul Rubens. [Fine Art Images/ Heritage Images/Getty Images]
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