By the early C16th many countries across Europe were seeing rising dissatisfaction with the teaching and behaviour of the Catholic Church. John Wycliffe (1328 – 1384) championed reform of the Church with a return to a vow of poverty and following the teaching in the Bible. He translated the...
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Little Woodham C17th English Living Village (Part 2)
To get a better understanding of what life was like in England during the 17th century we looked at reconstructed buildings such as at Little Woodham – Living History Village in Hampshire. The village started in the mid-1980s as a community project and was initially funded with a grant...
Little Woodham C17th English Living Village
Today it is still possible to see buildings all over England and in Leiden in the Netherlands dating back to the period when the Mayflower passengers lived there. In many cases these buildings have been altered over the years although elements of them still survive. To get a better...
The Making of Mayflower 400 DVD – Webinar
This webinar was streamed on the 11th November 2020, and presented by Adrian Moss (Managing Director of and Research Lead / Director & Producer of the Mayflower 400 DVD), and introduced by Peter O’Sullivan (Former member of Mayflower 400 programme team and resident of Winchcombe, Gloucestershire). It was specifically...
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Book a Speaker We have presented our work on creating the DVD to audiences in England, Europe and the USA. If you are a historical society, ancestor group or teacher please fill in this form, and we will contact you to discuss your requirements. Adrian Moss - Biography 'I...
New World Tapestry – Reunion 2017
New World Tapestry – Reunion 2017 (Published: 5th December 2017 · Last update: 30th July 2019) In 1980 a team of people started work on a tapestry panel. Over the next 20 years it would grow to eventually become a series of 24 panels covering English history from 1583 to 1642. ...
New World Tapestry
Virtual Exhibition The tapestry was on public display until 2008 and is now in the reserves at Bristol City Museum. As there are no current plans to put it on public display, we have created a virtual exhibition. Each of the 24 panels is listed below by year. The...
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Welcome to the Mayflower 400 DVD
The Mayflower 400 - Triple DVD Exploring the historical back-story of the Mayflower and Speedwell sailing in 1620, and the reasons for the ‘Great Migration’ to the New World. Featuring contributions from over 40 academics, historians, authors and experts from Holland, the UK and the USA. Filmed in key...