Does the Mayflower barn in Jordan’s Bucks come into the story anywhere? Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), 10 Places That Tell the Story of the Mayflower, Where to Find Ancient Prehistoric Sites in England, 6 Places That Tell Stories of the St Ives Art Scene. On 22 July 1620 they set off from Holland. But, the boat’s captain betrayed them. With temperatures below freezing, the Pilgrims remained on the Mayflower. All that remains of this once palatial building is an old farmhouse. The political and religious situation in Holland was becoming unstable. Scrooby Manor House marks the site of the medieval manor house of the Archbishop of York. Here the settlements they established laid the foundations for what would become the United States of America. When the Speedwell arrived at Southampton, she had sprung a leak on her voyage from Holland and had to undergo repairs. Brewster was among a group who, in 1606, broke away from the established church after becoming dissatisfied with the corruption in the Church of England. The Wampanoag taught the Pilgrims about planting corn, where to fish and how to hunt deer, fowl and beaver. Knowing there were indigenous people around, they feared attack and fortified the settlement. Some worked in hard menial jobs in the textile industry; others as shoe, glove and hat makers, coopers, masons, carpenters. For around two months the Mayflower battled Atlantic storms and huge waves. The city was a thriving seaport and already had trading links with the New World. The remainder joined the Mayflower, making conditions on the small ship extremely cramped. They believed the Church of England was still tainted with unacceptable Catholic dogma and corruption, despite having broken away from the Papacy and the Roman Catholic church in 1534 during the reign of Henry VIII. But, in King James’ England (1603-25), pressure was mounting on Separatist congregations, with surveillance, arrests and imprisonment. Brewster resigned his post. 2020 sees the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower. But the smaller Speedwell started taking on water and both ships had to turn back twice, eventually ending up at Plymouth, Devon, where she was declared unseaworthy. William Brewster set up a printing press – later referred to as the Pilgrim Press – where he printed dissident religious pamphlets, smuggling them into Britain. The two groups decided to flee to religiously tolerant Holland. Their leader, Massasoit, sought an alliance with the Pilgrims against their enemies. William Brewster Snr was receiver and bailiff of the Archbishop of York's estates in Scrooby, occupying the run-down remains of the manor house around 1575. Current owner, Julie Dunstan, seeks out local historian, Sue Allan, to help her investigate the secrets of her family home. Those 102 passengers, now known as Pilgrims, are remembered during Thanksgiving. More than a year later, the Pilgrims made another attempt at fleeing persecution. They were taken to local Boston where they were paraded in front of the townspeople and reputedly held in the Guildhall. This building was largely demolished in 1636-7, though one wing survived and in the mid-18th century was converted to a farmhouse for the Archbishop's tenant: this is the building seen above. What about Provincetown, Massachusetts where they initially landed? At Christmas 1620, the Mayflower set sail again, arriving at what would be their new home, known today as Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Pilgrims were arrested by the local militia; their possessions confiscated. So what happened to the entry for Harwich where the Mayflower was built and where Jones came from as did some of the crew and passengers?