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The Mayflower: A London-Leiden Adventure - Postponed
Thu, 23 Apr
|Dutch Centre
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?
Time and Location
23 Apr 2020, 18:00 – 19:00
Dutch Centre, 7 Austin Friars, London EC2N 2HA
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.[NP]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?[NP]For more infomration and to book tickets click [here].