Talk:History of Quakers in Britain and Ireland

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 Definition:  Quaker history in the British isles after the birth of the movement. [d] [e]
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This article has ground to a halt while I try to gather information on Scotland and Ireland, for which I am lacking materials. Any help gratefully received. --Martin Wyatt 19:39, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

"The Reform Act of 1832 enabled Quakers to stand for Parliament." I don't think that's right. I can't see anything in the Act about this. I don't think there was ever a law against Quakers in Parliament, but strict ones wouldn't take the oath required for taking seats. Affirmation was admitted as an alternative by the Oaths Act 1888, though that was a response to the case of Charles Bradlaugh, not Quakers. Peter Jackson (talk) 09:01, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

My wording is probably incorrect. The information I have, admittedly from an author whom I have detected in more than one historical mistake, is that affirmation enabled Quakers to enter the House of Commons in 1832. Bradlaugh's case, as an atheist, was slightly different. I will see what more I can find. --Martin Wyatt (talk) 13:09, 27 August 2016 (UTC)
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