Exiled Nonconformists, Landing in America, 17th Century
Illustration from Cassell's illustrated history of England published circa 1896. Info from wiki: The Great Ejection followed the Act of Uniformity 1662 in England. Several thousand Puritan ministers were forced out of their positions by Church of England clergy, following the changes after the restoration to power of Charles II. It was a consequence (not necessarily intended) of the Savoy Conference of 1661
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