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...
Interactive Map of Mayflower Passengers
Interactive Map of Mayflower Passengers The project research commenced in 2017, and as part of this we built an interactive map of where the Mayflower passengers and crew came from before travelling to America. This was an interesting project, especially as Southampton (home to Hampshire Studios!) played such an...
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...