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The Mayflower passenger list is interesting to study. It is amazing that 102 determined pilgrims left all they had to come to America to begin a new life of ...

I recently read a comment on a Tudor history Facebook page which really struck me and got me thinking, as well as banging my head on my desk. The writer was of the opinion that Thomas Boleyn did not deserve to be buried in St Peter’s Church, Hever, and that he should have been buried […]

Mayflower II Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA This wooden vessel is a replica of the Mayflower, the sailing ship that brought the Pilgrims to America in 1620. The Mayflower II, a full-scale reproduction, was built in Devon, England. According to an on-line FAQ about the vessel: Mayflower II is a square-rigged vessel that is about 25 feet wide and 106 feet long, displacing 236 tons of water. She has four masts, including a mainmast, foremast, mizzen and sprit, with a total of six…

Richard Neville, jure uxoris 16th Earl of Warwick and suo jure 6th Earl of Salisbury (22 November 1428 - 14 April 1471), was a leading figure in the War of the Roses during which he helped depose the Lancastrian King Henry VI in favour of the Yorkist King Edward IV. This earned him his nickname of "the Kingmaker". After falling out with Edward, the Earl attempted to replace the king with Edward's brother, George, Duke of Clarence. When this failed, Neville successfully overthrew Edward and…

Born in 30 Apr 1581 and died in 20 Aug 1644 , Stephen Hopkins

The Internet's most complete resource on the Mayflower and the Pilgrims, with genealogy, history, primary source documents, a complete passenger list, and much more.

Artist: Peter Jackson (biography) Medium: Gouache on Board Size: 11" x 17" (270mm x 420mm) Date: 1964 This is the original Gouache painting by Peter Jackson. The Wonderful Story of Britain: The Pilgrim Fathers. The Mayflower sails from Plymouth, bound for America, as family and friends wave goodbye from the pier. This is the original artwork from Treasure no. 106 (23 January 1965). zReligious zAdventure zHistorical zPolitical zLck

Mayflower Steps - The Mayflower Steps are close to the site in the Barbican area of Plymouth, south-west England, from which the Pilgrim Fathers are believed to have finally left England aboard the Mayflower, before crossing the Atlantic Ocean to settle in North America on 6 September 1620. The traditional site of their disembarkation in North America is Plymouth Rock.

May 15th 1609, Woolwich, London: A flotilla of 7 ships set off from Woolwich, the Third Supply heading for Jamestown, Virginia. The Swallow – Capt. Moone and Master Somers The Diamond –…

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The Mayflower is one of the most important ships in American history. This cargo ship brought the pilgrims to Massachusetts during the Great Puritan Migration in the 17th century. These pilgrims were

The pilgrims selected a site on the western shore of Cape Cod in Massachusetts which they named Plymouth and where they established their colony. During that first winter, 46 of the 102 colonists died from the severe cold plus an influenza type of illness known as the “great sickness”, and left the remaining colonists weakened and without adequate food and supplies.

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In 1621, a celebration was held at Plymouth Plantation after a successful growing season. In the years before, the Pilgrims struggled to harvest and hunt enough food to survive in what would one day become America.