During these troubling times, Australians are very happy that history gave them the 'convicts' from England, rather than those religious, peaceful 'Pilgrim Fathers' who founded America...

#America #USA #PilgrimFathers #Puritans #history #IllegalWars #Iran #Trump #r4today #bbcnews #Australia

From @historytoday.bsky.social article on #PilgrimFathers showing how settlers were seen by #indigenousPeople

In today's Angel Families Remembrance Ceremony #Trump has talked again about the invasion of illegal aliens.

Can anyone tell me the difference between today's arrivals and that of the #PilgrimFathers whose expansion to the #West was practically the end of the native American people?

Sometimes a picture turns out not to be the one you thought you were going to paint. This 5cm square view of the #Mayflower Steps in #Plymouth was supposed to be low on detail, but then my pen got to work...

#art #watercolour #watercolor #ink #linework #painting #Devon #PilgrimFathers #USA

A little known fact for my American friends The Mayflower didn’t set off across the Atlantic from Plymouth. Its last port of call was somewhere else! #PilgrimFathers