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Anna Scott

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American History Hit
The Mayflower: Why Did the Pilgrims Leave Europe?

And they had heard about Amsterdam and Holland and they had a sense that over there churches were allowed to practice more freely And there was more tolerance, the views that were different to the authoritarian rules of the state church. And so they thought that it might be better for them to leave the country entirely. And so this put them on a path to what was to come.

American History Hit
The Mayflower: Why Did the Pilgrims Leave Europe?

And they had heard about Amsterdam and Holland and they had a sense that over there churches were allowed to practice more freely And there was more tolerance, the views that were different to the authoritarian rules of the state church. And so they thought that it might be better for them to leave the country entirely. And so this put them on a path to what was to come.

American History Hit
The Mayflower: Why Did the Pilgrims Leave Europe?

Okay, so in England, let's have a think about that. The pilgrims who we've talked about living in Holland were in England before that, and they were from rural Nottinghamshire and rural Lincolnshire area. So they would have been familiar with farming, husbandry, those types of rural activities, and the jobs that go with those, so labouring, farming, those types of things. They weren't all...

American History Hit
The Mayflower: Why Did the Pilgrims Leave Europe?

Okay, so in England, let's have a think about that. The pilgrims who we've talked about living in Holland were in England before that, and they were from rural Nottinghamshire and rural Lincolnshire area. So they would have been familiar with farming, husbandry, those types of rural activities, and the jobs that go with those, so labouring, farming, those types of things. They weren't all...

American History Hit
The Mayflower: Why Did the Pilgrims Leave Europe?

Okay, so in England, let's have a think about that. The pilgrims who we've talked about living in Holland were in England before that, and they were from rural Nottinghamshire and rural Lincolnshire area. So they would have been familiar with farming, husbandry, those types of rural activities, and the jobs that go with those, so labouring, farming, those types of things. They weren't all...

American History Hit
The Mayflower: Why Did the Pilgrims Leave Europe?

Simple jobs, if you like. They were involved in different things, though, and there were the leaders who were in charge of things. So William Brewster, he lived at Scrooby Manor, which was a palace of the Archbishop of York. It was like an outpost. if you like, on the edge of the diocese at that time, which is the administrative area that the church operated in.

American History Hit
The Mayflower: Why Did the Pilgrims Leave Europe?

Simple jobs, if you like. They were involved in different things, though, and there were the leaders who were in charge of things. So William Brewster, he lived at Scrooby Manor, which was a palace of the Archbishop of York. It was like an outpost. if you like, on the edge of the diocese at that time, which is the administrative area that the church operated in.

American History Hit
The Mayflower: Why Did the Pilgrims Leave Europe?

Simple jobs, if you like. They were involved in different things, though, and there were the leaders who were in charge of things. So William Brewster, he lived at Scrooby Manor, which was a palace of the Archbishop of York. It was like an outpost. if you like, on the edge of the diocese at that time, which is the administrative area that the church operated in.

American History Hit
The Mayflower: Why Did the Pilgrims Leave Europe?

His role has been described as a master of the post. So the thing about Scrooby, this very rural place where they lived, Scrooby is on what's known as the Great North Road. It's the main road that links Edinburgh with London. So that's where all the traffic goes.

American History Hit
The Mayflower: Why Did the Pilgrims Leave Europe?

His role has been described as a master of the post. So the thing about Scrooby, this very rural place where they lived, Scrooby is on what's known as the Great North Road. It's the main road that links Edinburgh with London. So that's where all the traffic goes.

American History Hit
The Mayflower: Why Did the Pilgrims Leave Europe?

His role has been described as a master of the post. So the thing about Scrooby, this very rural place where they lived, Scrooby is on what's known as the Great North Road. It's the main road that links Edinburgh with London. So that's where all the traffic goes.

American History Hit
The Mayflower: Why Did the Pilgrims Leave Europe?

That's it. People would have travelled up and down there, some very important people. And that's also where the news travelled. So you're master of the post, then you receive the news and you pass the news on. So that's an interesting part of the story. We talk about the rural life in England, but there are connections amongst all of these people.

American History Hit
The Mayflower: Why Did the Pilgrims Leave Europe?

That's it. People would have travelled up and down there, some very important people. And that's also where the news travelled. So you're master of the post, then you receive the news and you pass the news on. So that's an interesting part of the story. We talk about the rural life in England, but there are connections amongst all of these people.

American History Hit
The Mayflower: Why Did the Pilgrims Leave Europe?

That's it. People would have travelled up and down there, some very important people. And that's also where the news travelled. So you're master of the post, then you receive the news and you pass the news on. So that's an interesting part of the story. We talk about the rural life in England, but there are connections amongst all of these people.

American History Hit
The Mayflower: Why Did the Pilgrims Leave Europe?

So one of the other leaders, he lived in Norwich, but he came back to Nottinghamshire. He'd been at Cambridge University. They were traveling around and they were networking with their supporters and also with people who could fund them. So people who could pay for their education and that kind of thing as well.

American History Hit
The Mayflower: Why Did the Pilgrims Leave Europe?

So one of the other leaders, he lived in Norwich, but he came back to Nottinghamshire. He'd been at Cambridge University. They were traveling around and they were networking with their supporters and also with people who could fund them. So people who could pay for their education and that kind of thing as well.

American History Hit
The Mayflower: Why Did the Pilgrims Leave Europe?

So one of the other leaders, he lived in Norwich, but he came back to Nottinghamshire. He'd been at Cambridge University. They were traveling around and they were networking with their supporters and also with people who could fund them. So people who could pay for their education and that kind of thing as well.

American History Hit
The Mayflower: Why Did the Pilgrims Leave Europe?

Yeah, but I think it's also important to think about the swings of attitudes that were happening at that time. So it's not a straight trajectory from Henry VIII to James I because Henry's daughter Mary reverted to Catholicism.

American History Hit
The Mayflower: Why Did the Pilgrims Leave Europe?

Yeah, but I think it's also important to think about the swings of attitudes that were happening at that time. So it's not a straight trajectory from Henry VIII to James I because Henry's daughter Mary reverted to Catholicism.

American History Hit
The Mayflower: Why Did the Pilgrims Leave Europe?

Yeah, but I think it's also important to think about the swings of attitudes that were happening at that time. So it's not a straight trajectory from Henry VIII to James I because Henry's daughter Mary reverted to Catholicism.