Mayflower400.London
Tue, 15 Sept
|Online
The Mayflower: A London – Leiden Adventure
Graham Taylor, author of The Mayflower in Britain takes a fresh perspective. Where did the Pilgrims come from? Who paid the piper? Who called the tune? Who hosted and protected them for years before the voyage, and who taught them the tolerance that 17th century Puritans usually lacked?
Time and Location
15 Sept 2020, 19:00
Online
About The Event
The story of the Mayflower is usually presented as a tale of persecuted Pilgrims crossing the Atlantic in circumstances of grave adversity to inhabit a desolate wilderness. There is another perspective. This lecture asks not where did they go to, but where did they come from? Who paid the piper? Who called the tune? Who hosted and protected them for years before the voyage, and who taught them the tolerant values that 17th century Puritans usually lacked?
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