This colourful banner was made by the children of Lancaster Quaker meeting in response to their exploration of the “Captured Africans” Slave Trade Memorial near to Lancaster’s Millennium Bridge. ...
The violation of the right to practice ones religion freely is violated in many parts of the world in our own time. Here are just two stories which give examples from two very different countries...
In this article the main subject is a village – Aldcliffe, a small hamlet close to the city of Lancaster. iIs story over two centuries, reveals much about religious rights and changing political times...
The early history of the Quaker movement centred on the North West of England. There are therefore strong connections with Lancaster Castle which, as a court and prison, served as the regional seat of state...
While Lancaster was not at the forefront of the movement to abolish slavery in the early nineteenth century in Britain, there was evidence of some abolitionist activity in the town, some of which was led...
Were the men and women accused of witchcraft in Lancaster Castle on trial for their religious beliefs or because they represented a threat to the State? In this article, Oscar Thynne considers the context for...
Margaret Fell and Elizabeth Fry are two significant female figures in Quaker history and both passed through Lancaster Castle: Fell was tried and imprisoned here as a religious dissident in the 1660s while Fry visited...
From the beginning of their organisation, Quaker Friends believed that all persons are equal in God's eyes and Quakers were active in denouncing slavery and campaigning for its abolition. However, living in a port town...
This article tells the story of a 17th century Catholic priest who was pursued, arrested and executed for being at odds with the official religion of his day....
Two men are accused of dissent because of their Catholic faith. This article tells the story of their capture, their escape and their eventual fate...