2015-11-26theguardian.com

``While it's true that the Pilgrims weren't exactly fleeing a war-torn country, they were leaving a homeland where they were fined, jailed and sometimes even executed for their views. Calling themselves "saints" or "the godly", the Pilgrims were religious separatists who argued for a complete break from the state-run Church of England, which ran them afoul of the law and the king.''



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