History of the Quakers
Precursor basis?

The Kingdom of England had struggled religiously for centuries since the Norman Invasion, grappling with doctrines such as Papal supremacy. In the 1300s, the proto-Protestant movement known as Lollardy arose, calling for radical reforms of the medieval church. Parallels between the Lollards and Quakers and related groups have been drawn for a long time. During the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, the priest John Ball advocated radical, egalitarian reorganization of society. Whilst the extent of overlap between John Wycliffe 's disciples and subsequent movements is debated, Lollard ideas would lay inspiration in the religious soil of England; for example, Quakerism was strongest in parishes in Essex where Lollardy had previously taken root. The following English Reformation and its consequences sewed strife for radical factions like the Puritans to arise that inspired the birth of Quakerism.
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