A centuries-old romantic ring, engraved on the inside with the words “Present my affection,” has been discovered by a metal detectorist in northern England. Found in 2023 near Lancashire’s Whittington ...

Filmmaker Fred Kudjo Kuwornu brings his documentary We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe ...

James Madison University professor Rebecca Brannon studies age and the American Revolution. She says her students are often ...

The remains include women, men, and children who, according to experts, perished during a major plague wave in 1632/33.

Quakerism grew in times of civil war in 17th century Britain. Quakers then knew how to hold firm in times of change and chaos; their belief in ‘God in everyone’ was more important to them than ...

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Several Quaker groups, including one in Philadelphia, are suing the Department of Homeland Security after President Donald Trump’s administration rescinded guidance preventing Immigration and Customs ...

or Quakers. Early leaders, like Margaret Fell and George Fox, wrote letters to King Charles II of England in the mid-17th century, defending their beliefs, including pacifism, in the face of ...

A scholar of medieval Christianity explores the history of Christians who spoke out, unafraid to risk official censure or even death.

The lawsuit argues that the Trump administration’s guidance allowing immigration authorities to search houses of worship violates the Quakers’ First Amendment rights. Bloomberg via Getty ...

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A group of Quakers is challenging the Trump administration’s immigration policy on the grounds of religious liberty. Five Quaker congregations, also known as the Religious Society of Friends, filed a ...