If I'm not wrong, the Ranters were a radical movement during the first English Revolution in some sense with echoes from Anabaptism and the Free Spirit Brotherhood and even medieval mysticism. One of its members, George Fox, was the father of modern Quakers, removing from the "doctrine" the most radical points and refusing the use of violence during his imprisonment. In that lines, the Quackers have been a very active communty providing humanitarian help in several conflicts and disasters around the world and work activelly for the peace.
So, could George Fox and/or other Ranter members avoid the prosecution and leave England going, say, to the Americas?
Could the original Ranterism occupy the place of modern Quakerism in the religious map?
and Would the survival of Ranters have some significant historical impact?
Thanks.