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==History==
==History==
===Origins===
===Origins===
Plymouth Colony was founded by permanent settlers who later came to be known as the "Pilgrims". The core group — roughly 40% of the adults and 56% of the family groupings was a congregation of religious separatists led by pastor John Robinson, church elder William Brewster, and [[William Bradford]] (1590-1657). While still in the town of Scrooby in Nottinghamshire, England, the congregation began to feel the pressures of religious persecution. In the Hampton Court Conference, [[King James I]] declared [[Puritans]] and Protestant Separatists to be undesirables, and in 1607, the Bishop of York raided the homes of and imprisoned several members of the congregation in a prison in [[Boston, Lincolnshire]].<ref>Philbrick (2006) pp 7-13; Addison (1911), pp xiii-xiv</ref> The congregation left England and settled the Netherlands, first in Amsterdam, and finally in [[Leiden]] in 1609.<ref>Addison (1911), pp 51</ref>
Plymouth Colony was founded by permanent settlers who later came to be known as the "Pilgrims". The core group — roughly 40% of the adults and 56% of the family groupings — was a congregation of religious separatists influenced by Robert Browne and led by pastor John Robinson, church elder William Brewster, and [[William Bradford]] (1590-1657). While still in the town of Scrooby in Nottinghamshire, England, the congregation began to feel the pressures of religious persecution. In the Hampton Court Conference, [[King James I]] declared [[Puritans]] and Protestant Separatists to be undesirables, and in 1607, the Bishop of York raided the homes of and imprisoned several members of the congregation in a prison in [[Boston, Lincolnshire]].<ref>Philbrick (2006) pp 7-13; Addison (1911), pp xiii-xiv</ref> The congregation left England and settled the Netherlands, first in Amsterdam, and finally in [[Leiden]] in 1609.<ref>Addison (1911), pp 51</ref>
In Leiden, the congregation found the freedom to worship as it chose, but Dutch society was unfamiliar to these immigrants. Scrooby had been an agricultural village, whereas Leiden was a thriving industrial center. More serious was their children began adopting Dutch customs and language. Finally, the Pilgrims were not free from the persecutions of the English Crown; after William Brewster in 1618 published comments highly critical of the King of England and the Anglican Church, English authorities came to Leiden to arrest him. Though Brewster escaped arrest, the events motivated the congregation to move even further from England.<ref name=Philbrick-pp16-18>Philbrick (2006), pp 16-18</ref>
In Leiden, the congregation found the freedom to worship as it chose, but Dutch society was unfamiliar to these immigrants. Scrooby had been an agricultural village, whereas Leiden was a thriving industrial center. More serious was their children began adopting Dutch customs and language. Finally, the Pilgrims were not free from the persecutions of the English Crown; after William Brewster in 1618 published comments highly critical of the King of England and the Anglican Church, English authorities came to Leiden to arrest him. Though Brewster escaped arrest, the events motivated the congregation to move even further from England.<ref name=Philbrick-pp16-18>Philbrick (2006), pp 16-18</ref>