{"product_id":"the-journey-to-the-mayflower-gods-outlaws-and-the-invention-of-freedom-9781643138510","title":"The Journey to the Mayflower: God's Outlaws and the Invention of Freedom","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn authoritative and immersive history of the far-reaching events in England that led to the sailing of the \u003ci\u003eMayflower\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e2020 brought readers the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the \u003ci\u003eMayflower\u003c\/i\u003e--the ship that took the Pilgrim Fathers to the New World. It is a foundational event in American history, but it began as an English story, which pioneered the idea of religious freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe illegal underground movement of Protestant separatists from Elizabeth I's Church of England is a story of subterfuge and danger, arrests and interrogations, prison and executions. It starts with Queen Mary's attempts to burn Protestantism out of England, which created a Protestant underground. Later, when Elizabeth's Protestant reformation didn't go far enough, radicals recreated that underground, meeting illegally throughout England, facing prison and death for their crimes. They went into exile in the Netherlands, where they lived in poverty--and finally to the New World. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHistorian Stephen Tomkins tells this fascinating story--one that is rarely told as an important piece of English, as well as American, history--that is full of contemporary relevance: religious violence, the threat to national security, freedom of religion, and tolerance of dangerous opinions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a must-read book for anyone interested in the untold story of how the \u003ci\u003eMayflower\u003c\/i\u003e came to be launched.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12524068\"\u003eStephen Tomkins\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643138510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1643138510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS015030\"\u003eEurope | Great Britain | Tudor \u0026amp; Elizabethan Era (1485-1603)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS015040\"\u003eEurope | Great Britain | Stuart Era (1603-1714)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036020\"\u003eUnited States | Colonial Period (1600-1775)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Tomkins\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eight books on Christian history, including biographies of William Wilberforce and John Wesley. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eReform \u003c\/i\u003emagazine and was previously deputy editor of \u003ci\u003eThird Way\u003c\/i\u003e. He has a PhD in church history from the London School of Theology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42665465086189,"sku":"9781643138510","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_a1f67bed-6e58-4f67-887a-d829449c232d.jpg?v=1649421138","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-journey-to-the-mayflower-gods-outlaws-and-the-invention-of-freedom-9781643138510","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}