Quakers, Tithe Opposition, and the Presbyterian National Church: The Case of Cartmel, Lancashire, c.1644-1660

• Published in: Journal of historical sociology Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 381 - 408
• Main Author: MAWDESLEY, JAMES
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2011
• Subjects: Church and state; England; Lancashire; National culture; Parishes; Presbyterians; Quakers; Reform; Religion; Religious Movements; Religious reform; United Kingdom; Worship

This article will examine the development of the early Quaker movement in England during the 1650s, and by focusing on one north Lancashire parish, Cartmel, will seek to answer the question: why did people convert to a religious movement that undermined traditional communal worship, and which requir...