The Mayflower in Britain: How an Icon Was Made in London

This ebook appears to be like on the story of the
Mayflower from the British standpoint, and from the perspective of British democracy. The story normally advised is of a romantic departure from Plymouth, Devon, and a romantic arrival in Plymouth, Massachusetts. In truth, the voyage arose out of grim negotiations in London. It was financed and arranged by traders within the Metropolis of London and its spiritual factor was provided by an underground church in Southwark, London. It sailed to America most likely from Blackwall, in what’s now London, and the ship’s crew lived in Rotherhithe—additionally now London. The ship didn’t intend to go to Plymouth, Devon, however was compelled to name in there for repairs. In America they didn’t know the place to land. But the Pilgrims took on board a treasured cargo—a democratic spirit from London mellowed by a tolerance discovered in Holland. This spirit didn’t simply encourage American democracy however acted as a shining instance to these in Britain they left behind. The identical communities in London that deliberate the voyage of the
Mayflower generated the English Civil Warfare.