Pilgrim Fathers Leiden

Ichthusboekhandel presenteert in Leiden de Pilgrims Fathers's Route, een stadswandeling door de binnenstad van deze oude Sleutelstad, die de rijkdom van haar geschiedenis toont.

In deze rondleiding treden we in de voetsporen van de Pilgrim Fathers. Wanneer in 2020 wereldwijd herdenkingen zijn van het feit dat ze 400 jaar geleden vertrokken uit Leiden is er nog steeds heel veel wat herinnert aan hen en de impact op de stad.

Een stadswandeling die u in anderhalf uur voert door de stad en het verhaal vertelt. Niet alleen het verhaal van de Pilgrim Fathers, maar ook de geschiedenis van de Statenvertaling en de kwestie van Gomarus en Arminius, twee Leidse hoogleraren die van mening verschilden.

Leiden wordt de stad van ontdekkingen genoemd. En hoewel Leiden ooit groter was dan Amsterdam (rond 1700 ) is het nu nog steeds een prachtig geconserveerde binnenstad die altijd in beweging is. Niet alleen door de duizenden studenten, maar ook de vele expats die er wonen en werken. De oudste universiteit van Nederland en talloze leuke musea. Kortom Leiden is absoluut de moeite waard om een dag naar toe te gaan.

The book: William Bradford , presents the dramatic story of the founder of the Plymouth Colony, who came to the New World in search of religious freedom, established a stable colony, and was re-elected as governor of the colony more than thirty times.

Filled with maps, paintings, and historical illustrations, this fascinating biography by Gary Schmidt introduces readers to the dramatic story of the William Bradford, the founder of Plymouth Colony. From his early life, to his growing reputation among Pilgrim and Stranger alike on the Mayflower to his days leading the fledgling colony, this engaging account of his life opens a new perspective on Plymouth.

200 pages, softcover.

Almost Home, by Wandy Lawton, is the story of the pilgrims' journey to America and of God's providence and provision.

Several of the characters in the story--Mary Chilton, Constance Hopkins, and Elizabeth Tilley--were actual passengers on the Mayflower. Mary Chilton was a young girl when she left her home in Holland and traveled to America onboard the Mayflower with her parents. While making the pilgrimage from Holland to America in 1620 with other English Separatists, teenaged Mary Chilton endures many hardships that test her faith in God. The journey was not only filled with trials, but also with joy and some surprises. When she reached the New World, she experienced a new life, new freedom, and a new home.

Wendy Lawton has taken the facts of the pilgrims' journey to the New World, and from this information filled in personal details to create a genuine and heart-warming story.

Walking in the footsteps of the Pilgrim Fathers in Leiden. They left leiden city in1620 and going to Delfshaven and the Mayflower for going to the New Land, where they arrived in Plymouth.

Ichthusboekhandel made a route through the old streets of Leiden. You are welcome to the history of the Pilgrim Fathers, The Statenvertaling (the bible like the KJV) and the dispute of Gomarus and Arminius which take place in the city with the first university of the Netherlands.

The City Walk of the Pilgrim Fathers is for an hour (short) and one and a half hour for the long walk. You see the places where the Pilgrim Fathers lives. You see places you cann't even image that in this time it looks the same way as in 1620.

On this walk you find also the Pilgrim Fathers Museum in the Beschuitsteeg, near to Ichthusbookstore.