Mayflower Connections in London – Rotherhithe and More: Part Three of our travels to learn more about the story of the Mayflower and the separatists who travel to America in 1620 is based in my own part of London. Rotherhithe in Southwark has a number of well-known links to the Mayflower. As a Southwark resident, you’d […]
Harwich – Home of the Mayflower
The Mayflower Harwich – A story at the roots of the foundation of America: For some people, The Mayflower story in England starts in Harwich, a small town on the Essex coast. Harwich was the home of Christopher Jones, the Master of the Mayflower, the ship that sailed with the Mayflower Pilgrims or Pilgrim Fathers […]
Plotting the Mayflower Heritage – a 400 Year Anniversary
The Mayflower Discovery Trail: The year 2020 marks the 400 year anniversary of the Mayflower’s journey from England to America. It was in 1620 that an intrepid group of dissenters set sail across the Atlantic on what was then an incredibly dangerous journey. Underlying their journey was a belief that the reformation of English churches […]