Mayflower in Britain
Mayflower in Britain This book looks at the story of the Mayflower from the British point of view, and from the viewpoint of British democracy. In fact, the voyage arose out of grim negotiations in…
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Mayflower in Britain
This book looks at the story of the Mayflower from the British point of view, and from the viewpoint of British democracy. In fact, the voyage arose out of grim negotiations in London. The tale usually told is of a romantic departure from Plymouth, Devon, and a romantic arrival in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
It sailed to America probably from Blackwall, in what is now London, and the ship's crew lived in Rotherhithe--also now London. It was financed and organized by investors in the City of London and its religious element was supplied by an underground church in Southwark, London. The ship did not intend to go to Plymouth, Devon, but was forced to call in there for repairs.
In America they did not know where to land. Yet the Pilgrims took on board a precious cargo--a democratic spirit from London mellowed by a tolerance learned in Holland. This spirit did not just inspire American
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