The Agapemonites
SEASON 1 : EPISODE 6
JULY 13, 2022
While researching stories for this podcast, I realized the content was skewing heavily towards violent crimes against women. And while those are important stories to tell, I wanted to make sure I was bringing a variety of topics to the table, and that is when I came across the story of a Victorian doomsday sex cult whose name translates to “The Abode of Love. Please settle in for the story of the Agapemonites.
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Episode Sources
Articles
Louisa Nottidge & the Spiritual Brides of the Agapemone
When God Was an Englishman - The Agapemonites
Henry James Prince and the Agapemonites
The Lampeter Bretheren: A Victorian Sex Cult
Book
Abode of Love: Growing Up in a Messianic Cult
Victorian Society Tip