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The Dark History of the Quakers

2026-06-15 · 56 min · episode 286 · 10 entities

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<p>17th century England was a world turned upside down.</p> <p>A civil war resulted in King Charles I being executed, and from this moment a religious movement called the Quakers grew rapidly.</p> <p>Far from the pacifists we think of them as today, Quaker leaders shocked the country with their radical approach, including attempts to resurrect the dead.</p> <p>Taking us back to the 17th century today is Dr Erica Canela, historian and author of <em>Zealous: A Darker Side of the Early Quakers</em>.</p> <p>Edited by Hannah Feodorov. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Freddy Chick.</p> <p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><u>You can take part in our listener survey</u><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u> here</u></a><u>.</u></p> <p>All music from Epidemic Sounds.</p><p>Voting is now open for the Listener's Choice Award at this year's Podcast Awards. Click to place your vote on the Spotify mobile app: https://open.spotify.com/s/xhg6PJa</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>