Toward the light of liberty: the struggles for freedom and rights that made the modern Western world

Setting the scene

The demand for liberty. The Reformation and the beginning of modern liberty ; Freeing the mind ; The fight against absolutism

The extension of liberty. Slaves, workers, women, and the struggle for liberty ; The Liberty Century ; Rights out of wrongs ; The idea of liberty and the verge of betrayal

Landmarks on the road to freedom. The Bill of Rights, 1689 ; The United States Bill of rights, 1791 ; Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen ; The Chartists' 'Six Points' and petition ; United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.