21. Pilgrims. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 The name Pilgrim Fathers is given to those members who made the first crossing on the Mayflower. 1. Origins. The nucleus of the group came into being in the http://www.bartleby.com/65/pi/Pilgrims.html

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23. 60. The Pilgrim Fathers By John Pierpont. Stedman, Edmund Clarence, Ed. 1900. An 60. The Pilgrim Fathers by John Pierpont. Stedman, Edmund Clarence, ed. 1900. An American Anthology, 17871900. http://www.bartleby.com/248/60.html

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24. Pilgrims - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (Redirected from Pilgrim Fathers). This article is about the colonists of North America. These people became known as the Pilgrim Fathers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrim_Fathers

Pilgrims From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (Redirected from Pilgrim Fathers This article is about the colonists of North America. For the religious travelers, see Pilgrim . For the football teams of this nickname, see Plymouth Argyle F.C. and Boston United F.C. Pilgrims Going to Church by George Henry Boughton The Pilgrims were a group of English religious separatists who sailed from Europe to North America in the early 17th century , in search of a home where they could freely practice their Puritan style of religion and live according to their own laws. edit Experiences and politics in Europe The various members of the group had broken away from the Church of England , feeling that the Church had not completed the task begun by the Reformation . Under the guidance of the Reverends William Brewster and Richard Clifton , a portion of the group left their homes in and around Scrooby and sailed to Amsterdam to escape religious persecution at the hands of their countrymen. They settled in Leiden for 12 years, but by a poor economy and concern over the Dutch influence on their community convinced many of them to move on, this time to the New World.

25. Pilgrims - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia These people became known as the Pilgrim Fathers. Another way of explaining the atmosphere in the Netherlands is that some of the exiles, such as Brewster, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrims

Pilgrims From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article is about the colonists of North America. For the religious travelers, see Pilgrim . For the football teams of this nickname, see Plymouth Argyle F.C. and Boston United F.C. Pilgrims Going to Church by George Henry Boughton The Pilgrims were a group of English religious separatists who sailed from Europe to North America in the early 17th century , in search of a home where they could freely practice their Puritan style of religion and live according to their own laws. edit Experiences and politics in Europe The various members of the group had broken away from the Church of England , feeling that the Church had not completed the task begun by the Reformation . Under the guidance of the Reverends William Brewster and Richard Clifton , a portion of the group left their homes in and around Scrooby and sailed to Amsterdam to escape religious persecution at the hands of their countrymen. They settled in Leiden for 12 years, but by a poor economy and concern over the Dutch influence on their community convinced many of them to move on, this time to the New World. Concerned with the morals of the time in the Netherlands, and with their children's being brought up in a Dutch environment, they decided to move to a place better suited to them, and in

26. Plymouth And The Pilgrim Fathers Having repaired the Speedwell the Pilgrim Fathers set sail again. They progressed as far as Land s End before the Speedwell began to leak yet again. http://www.zephryus.demon.co.uk/education/geog/swengland/pilg.html

P lymouth A nd T he P ilgrim F athers. The city of Plymouth, just a 15 minute ferry crossing from Torpoint, is the starting point of many famous sea voyages. Perhaps the most well known of these was the trip undertaken by the Pilgrim Fathers in the small ship, Mayflower Most North Americans and British have heard of the voyage of the Mayflower. The story concerns the flight from Britain of a small group of deeply religious citizens, persecuted at home, and the founding of a new nation, the United States of America. The origins of the voyage go back to the 1580's when Britain was ruled by Elizabeth I. It was a time when trade with other countries was expanding, a new social class, the merchant adventurer, was becoming strongly established, and the church was held in high regard. Britain was officially a protestant country with it's own church, the Church of England. This had been created by Elizabeth's father, Henry VIII, after a series of arguements with the Pope. In the end, Henry had cut all links to the Pope and the Roman Catholic faith, dissolved the monastries and made himself head of the new church. He had, incidently, made a considerable financial gain by taking posession all the wealth, lands and buildings of the Roman Catholic church within the realm. Not surprisingly, the Roman Catholics were less than happy with the current state of religious practice. They were forbidden to practice their own religion, were persecuted and ran a real risk of loosing not just their posessions but their lives too if they were caught.

27. The Open Door Web Site : History : The Pilgrim Fathers The Pilgrim Fathers. The Pilgrims were English Calvinists who, unlike the Puritans did not try to transform the Church of England, but actually left the http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/empires/0007.html

The Open Door Web Site Search Site Map Biology Chemistry ... Technology History Study Guide New About Gallery The Pilgrim Fathers The Pilgrims were English Calvinists who, unlike the Puritans did not try to transform the Church of England, but actually left the Church to form an independent sect. This group appeared at the end of Elizabeth I's reign and in the early period of James I's reign. Since they were not in the king's Church (i.e. the Church of England), the Pilgrims were effectively outlaws in the early 17th century. Their pastors were fined, put in the stocks and whipped. Some of them who published pamphlets criticizing the king and his Church had their ears sliced off, their noses split and their foreheads branded with the letters 'SS' (stirrer of sedition). In 1607 a group of Pilgrims managed to escape to Holland which, at that time, was the only country with complete freedom of religion. Here they could worship as they pleased. With the kind permission of Chris Fennell European Settlement in North America Introduction The First Colony : Virginia ... Topic Chapters Index Topic Chapters Living History Project Biographies Events Index Tips on Studying History ... Listings, Recognitions and Awards

28. The Pilgrim Fathers The Pilgrim Fathers Originally known as the Forefathers, these pioneers were later called Pilgrims, a term which was often used by Puritans and http://www.hiddenlondon.com/pilgrim_fathers.htm

The Pilgrim Fathers T he story of the Mayflower and the small band of religious dissidents who boarded her in the hope of finding freedom in the New World must be one of the best-known tales in history. D etermined to win the right to worship according to their own consciences, 101 men, women and children set out from Plymouth, England on a perilous journey across the Atlantic Ocean. Their intended destination was the British colony of Virginia but the Mayflower was blown around 500 miles off course and they finally took shelter in a natural harbour at what later became Provincetown, Massachusetts. A fter exploring the area, the travellers disembarked near the head of Cape Cod on December 21, 1620 but arguments had broken out between them over how the colony they intended to found should be governed. This led to the formulation of a binding agreement known as the Mayflower Compact which was effectively the first constitution to be written in America. N ow a unified group, the passengers of the

29. Pilgrim Fathers Pilgrim Fathers. Thanksgiving celebration Following its discovery by Europeans, the American continent was inhabited in the 1500s by both white settlers and http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0012458.html

// Show bread crumbs navigation path. breadcrumbs('four'); //> From: www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/ ENCYCLOPAEDIA Hutchinson's Encyclopaedia Men's Health ... Wildlife Frames not supported Frames not supported Encyclopaedia Search Click a letter for the index A B C D ... Z Or search the encyclopaedia: Pilgrim Fathers Following its discovery by Europeans, the American continent was inhabited in the 1500s by both white settlers and American Indians. In the USA today, this racial mix is remembered at Thanksgiving, originally celebrated, as in this illustration, with a meal of local foods. Emigrants who sailed from Plymouth, Devon, England, in the Mayflower on 16 September 1620 to found the first colony in New England, North America, at New Plymouth, Massachusetts. Of the 102 passengers about a third were Puritan refugees. The Pilgrims originally set sail for Virginia in the Mayflower and Speedwell from Southampton on 5 August 1620, but had to put into Dartmouth when the Speedwell needed repair. Bad weather then drove them into Plymouth Sound, where the Speedwell Thanksgiving in the autumn of 1621.

30. BBC - Devon Features - Plymouth, Massechusetts Relishes Its Pilgrim Fathers' Her A feature on Plymouth, Massechusetts, USA, where the Pilgrim Fathers settled after sailing on the Mayflower in 1620 from Plymouth, Devon, England. http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/news_features/2002/plymouth_usa_page2.shtml

@import url('/includes/tbenh.css') ; Home TV Radio Talk ... A-Z Index SUNDAY 11th September 2005 Text only BBC Homepage England Devon ... Help Like this page? Send it to a friend! How Plymouth, USA, remembers its roots Plymouth Rock...where the Pilgrim Fathers first set foot on arrival in America It could be argued that the Pilgrim Fathers are Devon's most famous exports. They left Plymouth almost 400 years ago and set up home across the Atlantic. Reporter Jenny Gotts has been to Plymouth, USA. WATCH and LISTEN Listen to some of the characters featured on this page. Helmsman John Wood The Mayflower Compact Wampanoag Tribe Blacksmith William Palmer (G2) ... Free Real Player SEE ALSO Plymouth Mayflower Centre West Devon photo gallery News Features Index Discovering Devon Index WEB LINKS Town of Plymouth, Mass website

31. BBC - Devon Discovering Devon - It s a reference to the exploits of the Pilgrim Fathers, who left England on board Plymouth is proud of its role in the story of the Pilgrim Fathers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/discovering/famous/pilgrim_fathers.shtml

@import url('/includes/tbenh.css') ; Home TV Radio Talk ... A-Z Index SUNDAY 11th September 2005 Text only BBC Homepage England Devon ... Help Like this page? Send it to a friend! The Pilgrim Fathers Replica of the Mayflower The Pilgrim Fathers Take an interactive walk around Plymouth's historic waterfront. SEE ALSO Plymouth Mayflower Centre West Devon photos Famous Devon People WEB LINKS The Plymouth Mayflower Centre Town of Plymouth, Mass website Plymouth City Council, Devon The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. PRINT THIS PAGE View print friendly version of this page.. If you drive into the city of Plymouth, you can't help but notice the huge signs, exclaiming "Plymouth...Spirit of Discovery." It's a reference to the exploits of the Pilgrim Fathers, who left England on board the Mayflower, to settle in America early in the 17th century (hence Plymouth Argyle's nickname, the Pilgrims).

32. Plymouth, Pilgrim Fathers The Pilgrim Fathers set sail from Plymouth and settled in New England, America. http://www.plymouthdata.info/Pilgrim Fathers.htm

PLYMOUTH DATA The Encyclopaedia of Plymouth History PILGRIM FATHERS The group that much later became known as the Pilgrim Fathers were separatists from the Church of England. They came from Nottinghamshire and left the Church of England in 1606 to form their own church. Because of continued persecution by the authorities, the congregation fled to Holland, where, in Leiden, they found the toleration they sought to worship as they chose. Although they remained here for some eleven years, conditions were poor and they realised that their children were growing up to be Dutch rather than English so they decided with the backing of a consortium of London merchants to emigrate to the English colonies in north America, then known collectively as Virginia after the virgin queen, Elizabeth I. The "Mayflower" was a 180-ton vessel that had been previously employed in the shipment of wine. She was about 12-years-old when the leader of the Separatist congregation at Leiden in Holland, Mr John Carver, chartered her for a voyage to America. The ship was prepared for the voyage at Southampton, England. It is curious that the ship was not mentioned by name in William Bradford's famous account of the voyage, nor has she been described. In the meantime, another vessel, the 60-ton "Speedwell" set sail from the port of Delftshaven amid tears and prayers on July 22nd 1620 with 35 members of the congregation and their leaders, William Bradford and William Brewster. They joined the "Mayflower" and the English Separatists at Southampton, from where they sailed on August 5th 1620 with about 120 passengers between them.

33. Plymouth, Mayflower II (Pilgrim Fathers) On April 20th 1957 a replica of the Mayflower set sail from Plymouth for America. http://www.plymouthdata.info/Mayflower2.htm

PLYMOUTH DATA The Encyclopaedia of Plymouth History "MAYFLOWER II" A replica of the ship most famously associated with the Pilgrim Fathers, the "Mayflower", was built at Brixham, Devon, and launched there on September 22nd 1956. It sailed around to Plymouth's Sutton Harbour in readiness for the epic voyage across to New Plymouth in America. "Mayflower II" left Plymouth on April 20th 1957, under Captain Alan Villiers. Fifty-three days later she passed by the Nantucket Lightship, the journey of 5,500 sea miles having taken thirteen days less than that taken by the original "Mayflower" in 1620. Page created: 4 July 2005 Any problems should be notified to the webmaster at plymouthdata dot info

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35. Southwark Council | Discover Southwark | Historic Southwark | Pilgrim Fathers Southwark has many links with the Pilgrim Fathers who set sail for America in 1620. The story begins before then however. In 1586 a group of people were http://www.southwark.gov.uk/DiscoverSouthwark/HistoricSouthwark/PilgrimFathers.h

Home Text Only A to Z Sitemap ... Black History Month PAYMENTS FORMS September 11, 2005 Historic Architecture John Harvard The Mayflower Pilgrim Fathers ... Historic Villages Pilgrim Fathers Southwark has many links with the Pilgrim Fathers who set sail for America in 1620. The story begins before then however. In 1586 a group of people were sent to The Clink for refusing to obey the religious laws of Elizabeth 1, thus beginning a tradition of religious dissent within Southwark. The dissenters founded a prison church under the guidance of John Greenwood, a clergyman, and Henry Barrowe, a lawyer. They called themselves 'Independents' but were also known as 'Brownists' because of the free thinking of Robert Browne, the headmaster at St Olave's School. Another clergyman, Francis Johnson, soon joined them. He had been ordered by the English Ambassador to Holland to buy and burn the books by Greenwood and Barrowe. Inspired by them he came to visit the authors and found himself being jailed with them! In 1592 Greenwood, Barrowe and John Penry gained a temporary reprieve and began meeting at a house in the Borough and formally constituted the Southwark Independent Church. However the reprieve was short-lived and Greenwood and Barrowe were executed on 6th April 1593. John Penry was also executed, at a site near the present day junction between Albany Road and Old Kent Road, on 29th May 1593. Roger Rippon, whose house was used for worship, was arrested and died of disease in prison. On his eventual release Francis Johnson travelled to Newfoundland looking for a place where religious freedom might be possible. He finally settled in Holland where many of the Southwark dissenters had fled to. The remaining members of the group continued to meet in secret before being brought into the open by Henry Jacob in 1616. Jacob had been influenced by the writing of Johnson and in 1620 some members of the Southwark Church were given permission to sail to America. It was this group who went on

36. The Pilgrims-Overview The Mayflower s passengers were first described as the Pilgrim Fathers in 1799. Pilgrim Reader (1953) and Saints and Strangers Pilgrim Fathers, The by http://www.mayflowerfamilies.com/colonial_life/pilgrims.htm

Search This Site Search Document Center Search Colonial Gazette Home ... Contact Us A Brief History of the Pilgrims by Ron Collins The present state of Massachusetts, known legally as a commonwealth, was explored in the late 16th and early 17th centuries but was not permanently settled until the Pilgrims settled at Plymouth in 1620. These first permanent settlers in Massachusetts, however, were not fortune hunters but a religious group, whose first landfall was Cape Cod rather than their original Virginia destination. In December 1620 they landed at Plymouth, where they established a colony according to terms drawn up in the Mayflower Compact before debarking. The Pilgrims were English Separatists . In the first years of the 17th century, small numbers of English Puritans broke away from the Church of England because they felt that it had not completed the work of the Reformation. They committed themselves to a life based on the Bible. Most of these Separatists were farmers, poorly educated and without social or political standing. One of the Separatist congregations was led by William Brewster and the Rev. Richard Clifton in the village of Scrooby in Nottinghamshire. The Scrooby group emigrated to Amsterdam in 1608 to escape harassment and religious persecution. The next year they moved to Leiden , in Holland where, enjoying full religious freedom, they remained for almost 12 years.

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38. The Stuarts - Pilgrim Fathers Information about the Pilgrim Fathers. The Pilgrim Fathers set sail from Plymouth on 16th September 1620 in the Mayflower captained by Myles Standish http://historyonthenet.com/Stuarts/pilgrim_fathers.htm

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39. Pilgrim Fathers --  Encyclopædia Britannica Pilgrim Fathers in American colonial history, settlers of Plymouth , Mass., the first permanent colony in New England (1620). Of the 102 colonists, http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9060020

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showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Encyclopedia History Wikipedia Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping Pilgrims Encyclopedia Pilgrims, in American history, the group of separatists and other individuals who were the founders of Plymouth Colony . The name Pilgrim Fathers is given to those members who made the first crossing on the Mayflower. Origins The nucleus of the group came into being in the meetings of a group of Puritans at Scrooby, a village in Nottinghamshire, England. Opposed to the episcopal jurisdiction and the rites and discipline of the Church of England, the group had formed as a separatist church by 1606, with John Robinson eventually becoming their minister. The congregation was composed mainly of farmers and artisans, men of little education or position, although William Brewster , one of their leaders, was a man of some importance in the town and had spent some time at Cambridge Univ. Although not actively persecuted, the group was subjected to ecclesiastical investigation and to the mockery, criticism, and disfavor of their neighbors. Emigration to Holland To avoid contamination of their strict beliefs and to escape the hated church from which they had separated, the sect decided to move to Holland, where other groups had found religious liberty, despite an English law that forbade emigration without royal permission. After several false starts, two of which were frustrated by the law, small groups made their way to the Netherlands in 1607, and by the middle of 1608 most of them had reached Amsterdam. They went from there to Leiden, where they established themselves as artisans and laborers.

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