Richard Francis

From persecuted to persecutors: The Mayflower Pilgrims fall out

Fellow Puritans who differed in matters of theology faced ruthless eviction from the Plymouth Colony, as John G. Turner demonstrates

Roger Williams, banished by the Massachusetts Bay colonists, is helped by Narragansett Indians (Alamy) 
issue 06 June 2020
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  • They Knew They Were Pilgrims: Plymouth Colony and the Contest for American Liberty

    John G. Turner

    Yale, pp. 446, £22

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