After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds and the Paranormal

 

17th century England was a world turned upside down.

 

A civil war resulted in King Charles I being executed, and from this moment a religious movement called the Quakers grew rapidly.

 

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.

 

Taking us back to the 17th century today is Dr Erica Canela, historian and author of Zealous: A Darker Side of the Early Quakers.