#20 - Harboring Heresy: Socinians in the Dutch Republic

When persecuted Polish Brethren crossed the North Sea, they found more than refuge: they found an energetic market for ideas, a tolerant if cautious legal climate, and a network of printers and intellectuals ready to move controversial theology across Europe. This episode traces how Socinian refugees transformed Amsterdam and Leiden into hubs of publication, debate, and exile politics — and how a stack of pamphlets could become a diplomatic problem.