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books, old books
and yet some more books
Taken in the Pilgrim Museum in Leiden.
In 1608 a group of Calvinist Protestants split from the Anglican church and left persecution in Nottinghamshire, England, for a journey that would span decades and thousands of miles.
In Leiden they found a more liberal atmosphere, thanks to the university and some like-minded Calvinists who already lived there. They also found company with refugees who had escaped from persecution elsewhere.
The first group of English left Leiden in 1620 for Delfshaven in what is now Rotterdam, where they bought the Speedwell with the intention of sailing to the New World. Unfortunately, the leaky Speedwell didn’t live up to its name; after several attempts to cross the Atlantic, the group gave up and, against their better judgement, sailed into Southampton in England. After repairs to their ship and a thwarted attempt to restart their journey, the group joined the much more seaworthy Mayflower in Dartmouth and sailed, as it were, into history as the Pilgrims.
In Leiden today, traces of the Pilgrims are elusive. The best place to start is the tiny Leiden American Pilgrim Museum , a fascinating restoration of a house occupied around 1610 by the soon-to-be Pilgrims. The house itself dates from 1375, but the furnishings are from the Pilgrims’ period.
textures are my own
books, old books
and yet some more books
Taken in the Pilgrim Museum in Leiden.
In 1608 a group of Calvinist Protestants split from the Anglican church and left persecution in Nottinghamshire, England, for a journey that would span decades and thousands of miles.
In Leiden they found a more liberal atmosphere, thanks to the university and some like-minded Calvinists who already lived there. They also found company with refugees who had escaped from persecution elsewhere.
The first group of English left Leiden in 1620 for Delfshaven in what is now Rotterdam, where they bought the Speedwell with the intention of sailing to the New World. Unfortunately, the leaky Speedwell didn’t live up to its name; after several attempts to cross the Atlantic, the group gave up and, against their better judgement, sailed into Southampton in England. After repairs to their ship and a thwarted attempt to restart their journey, the group joined the much more seaworthy Mayflower in Dartmouth and sailed, as it were, into history as the Pilgrims.
In Leiden today, traces of the Pilgrims are elusive. The best place to start is the tiny Leiden American Pilgrim Museum , a fascinating restoration of a house occupied around 1610 by the soon-to-be Pilgrims. The house itself dates from 1375, but the furnishings are from the Pilgrims’ period.
textures are my own