Carlisle Times & Crimes

Looking at centuries of crack and scandal from the Great Border City. From murders and manslaughters, to ghost stories and folklore, join me as we explore the darker side of Carlisle.

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The Quakers In Carlisle

November 01, 2025 • Carlisle Times & Crimes

In 1653, George Fox arrived at Carlisle to preach his new vision of worship. Charged with blasphemy, and thrown into the dungeon, would the gallows be Fox's divine destiny? Then, two years later, Dorothy Waugh, a follower of Fox's religion, suffered the humiliation of the Scold's Bridle, a barbaric device designed to keep women silent, after also preaching in the town centre. Join me as I explore Carlisle's cruel role in the early days of The Society of Friends, otherwise known as The Quakers.

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