Anna Scott
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Yeah, so it's hurricane season.
It's not, you know, if you were going to get on a ship now, you're not allowed. You're not allowed to do it this time of year. And so the weather inevitably was going to be bad. The voyage, it took them 66 days. So September, what kind of time are you going to get there? It's going to be the middle of winter. They've got no homes to live in. They don't know where they're going to live.
It's not, you know, if you were going to get on a ship now, you're not allowed. You're not allowed to do it this time of year. And so the weather inevitably was going to be bad. The voyage, it took them 66 days. So September, what kind of time are you going to get there? It's going to be the middle of winter. They've got no homes to live in. They don't know where they're going to live.
It's not, you know, if you were going to get on a ship now, you're not allowed. You're not allowed to do it this time of year. And so the weather inevitably was going to be bad. The voyage, it took them 66 days. So September, what kind of time are you going to get there? It's going to be the middle of winter. They've got no homes to live in. They don't know where they're going to live.
It's extremely cold. How can they start growing their food? You know, all of these things, which if you're going to do create a colony 101, those things aren't going to be on that list.
It's extremely cold. How can they start growing their food? You know, all of these things, which if you're going to do create a colony 101, those things aren't going to be on that list.
It's extremely cold. How can they start growing their food? You know, all of these things, which if you're going to do create a colony 101, those things aren't going to be on that list.
Yeah, I mean, I think when you say they were religious and they weren't religious, everybody had to be religious to some degree because it was the law. You know, you had to go to church and you had to follow the rules of the church. The king was the head of the church. The king was the head of state. It was pretty strict.
Yeah, I mean, I think when you say they were religious and they weren't religious, everybody had to be religious to some degree because it was the law. You know, you had to go to church and you had to follow the rules of the church. The king was the head of the church. The king was the head of state. It was pretty strict.
Yeah, I mean, I think when you say they were religious and they weren't religious, everybody had to be religious to some degree because it was the law. You know, you had to go to church and you had to follow the rules of the church. The king was the head of the church. The king was the head of state. It was pretty strict.
This period of time was when people started to question some of those rights that we now take for granted, you know, around religious tolerance and people being able to worship God or actually not worship God. Those arguments were being made by people who were associated with these people at that time.
This period of time was when people started to question some of those rights that we now take for granted, you know, around religious tolerance and people being able to worship God or actually not worship God. Those arguments were being made by people who were associated with these people at that time.
This period of time was when people started to question some of those rights that we now take for granted, you know, around religious tolerance and people being able to worship God or actually not worship God. Those arguments were being made by people who were associated with these people at that time.
They were leaders at that time in England, in Holland, and some of them were obviously traveling over to America as well, partly to escape England.
They were leaders at that time in England, in Holland, and some of them were obviously traveling over to America as well, partly to escape England.
They were leaders at that time in England, in Holland, and some of them were obviously traveling over to America as well, partly to escape England.
So you've got on the ship the people that we've referred to as the saints. So the pilgrims saw themselves as the saints. They believed in predestination, that there was a place in heaven for them because they'd been selected by God. And the other people who were outside of that group were referred to sometimes as the strangers. So they were the less religious people, if you like.
So you've got on the ship the people that we've referred to as the saints. So the pilgrims saw themselves as the saints. They believed in predestination, that there was a place in heaven for them because they'd been selected by God. And the other people who were outside of that group were referred to sometimes as the strangers. So they were the less religious people, if you like.
So you've got on the ship the people that we've referred to as the saints. So the pilgrims saw themselves as the saints. They believed in predestination, that there was a place in heaven for them because they'd been selected by God. And the other people who were outside of that group were referred to sometimes as the strangers. So they were the less religious people, if you like.
They were the people who were possibly leaving because of the lack of jobs in England, because of the risks around poor harvests or wanting newer opportunities, plague being around. You know, there were lots of reasons why they possibly wanted to leave England. There was one little group of children, four children, who were sent on the voyage