What part of history did Rowling mine for ideas? This part.
Muggles, Grindletonians, Ranters, Diggers, Quakers, oh my.
This episode explores ideas common to the lower class radical heretical sects. We cover the Muggletonians in considerable depth with Raoul Sunset and with Camie. Lollards and the Family of Love also. The rest will be in episode 50.
Muggletonians believe God is between 5 and 6 feet high and Moses waters the plants whenever God has to step out for a moment. But there is a serious admirable side to this sect of craftsmen.
We synthesize Christopher Hill and Jonathon Israel for an overall appreciation of the world changing nature of this time period.
The hysterical tendency in Puritanism gets trotted out and the way the Muggletonians avoided it, partly explains their sect lasting in London for 300 years.