Anna Scott

Yeah, so as we head towards 1620, you have to appreciate that it's been 12 years that the pilgrims, the separatists, are in Holland before they leave. But there are a different set of reasons that pushes them towards that decision. And one of those reasons is there has been this truce with Spain. Spain's a Catholic country, and they really did not like the Catholics.

Yeah, so as we head towards 1620, you have to appreciate that it's been 12 years that the pilgrims, the separatists, are in Holland before they leave. But there are a different set of reasons that pushes them towards that decision. And one of those reasons is there has been this truce with Spain. Spain's a Catholic country, and they really did not like the Catholics.

So there's also the irony here, which you can find throughout the story of the pilgrims, who are a group of people seeking religious tolerance to be able to practice religion freely in the way that they chose. but they were extremely intolerant of other sets of beliefs or practices that were different to theirs.

So there's also the irony here, which you can find throughout the story of the pilgrims, who are a group of people seeking religious tolerance to be able to practice religion freely in the way that they chose. but they were extremely intolerant of other sets of beliefs or practices that were different to theirs.

So there's also the irony here, which you can find throughout the story of the pilgrims, who are a group of people seeking religious tolerance to be able to practice religion freely in the way that they chose. but they were extremely intolerant of other sets of beliefs or practices that were different to theirs.

So it carries through the story and that's also something obviously that happens when they get to America and meet the indigenous communities there. So yeah, truce with Spain under threat, what's going to happen if you're at the far end of Protestantism, at the other end of the spectrum, that's a real concern. There are other reasons as well.

So it carries through the story and that's also something obviously that happens when they get to America and meet the indigenous communities there. So yeah, truce with Spain under threat, what's going to happen if you're at the far end of Protestantism, at the other end of the spectrum, that's a real concern. There are other reasons as well.

So it carries through the story and that's also something obviously that happens when they get to America and meet the indigenous communities there. So yeah, truce with Spain under threat, what's going to happen if you're at the far end of Protestantism, at the other end of the spectrum, that's a real concern. There are other reasons as well.

So we've talked about the fact they were from a rural area in England and they'd started to have children or they were having more children when they were in Holland. And there was a feeling that they wanted their children to understand what it was to be English. They didn't want their children to be too Dutch almost. So they had also heard about the voyages that had been going across to America.

So we've talked about the fact they were from a rural area in England and they'd started to have children or they were having more children when they were in Holland. And there was a feeling that they wanted their children to understand what it was to be English. They didn't want their children to be too Dutch almost. So they had also heard about the voyages that had been going across to America.

So we've talked about the fact they were from a rural area in England and they'd started to have children or they were having more children when they were in Holland. And there was a feeling that they wanted their children to understand what it was to be English. They didn't want their children to be too Dutch almost. So they had also heard about the voyages that had been going across to America.

It amazes me how much they did know and how many letters went backwards and forwards across the ocean in the period, particularly after they'd got there, but also in the period before. There were accounts of voyages and what had happened. But you're absolutely right when you think about how crazy it was, because one of the people on the ship, he was called Robert Cushman,

It amazes me how much they did know and how many letters went backwards and forwards across the ocean in the period, particularly after they'd got there, but also in the period before. There were accounts of voyages and what had happened. But you're absolutely right when you think about how crazy it was, because one of the people on the ship, he was called Robert Cushman,

It amazes me how much they did know and how many letters went backwards and forwards across the ocean in the period, particularly after they'd got there, but also in the period before. There were accounts of voyages and what had happened. But you're absolutely right when you think about how crazy it was, because one of the people on the ship, he was called Robert Cushman,

He didn't actually go on the final voyage, partly because of the stress of it, but he had heard about a terrible account of, I think, 180 people who had gone on a voyage and I think 130 of them had died in a fairly...

He didn't actually go on the final voyage, partly because of the stress of it, but he had heard about a terrible account of, I think, 180 people who had gone on a voyage and I think 130 of them had died in a fairly...

He didn't actually go on the final voyage, partly because of the stress of it, but he had heard about a terrible account of, I think, 180 people who had gone on a voyage and I think 130 of them had died in a fairly...

horrific way from disease you know as a consequence of it wasn't a healthy place to be a ship going that far for that long and many people didn't make it so you do find yourself asking why on earth would they do it and so one of the recurring themes whenever things go wrong for them or there's something exceptionally challenging is to think about what they've written about their belief in God's providence

horrific way from disease you know as a consequence of it wasn't a healthy place to be a ship going that far for that long and many people didn't make it so you do find yourself asking why on earth would they do it and so one of the recurring themes whenever things go wrong for them or there's something exceptionally challenging is to think about what they've written about their belief in God's providence

horrific way from disease you know as a consequence of it wasn't a healthy place to be a ship going that far for that long and many people didn't make it so you do find yourself asking why on earth would they do it and so one of the recurring themes whenever things go wrong for them or there's something exceptionally challenging is to think about what they've written about their belief in God's providence