"This article outlines a chronology for understanding the cultural importance in Britain of this voyage, from the New England chroniclers to the postcolonial critiques of historians today. In between, it offers a thematic analysis of the different groups which could use the story in their construction of morality and identity, from Romanticists and abolitionists to Anglo-American diplomats and civic boosters."

Edmund Downey, Tom Hulme, Martha Vandrei, The Mayflower and Historical Culture in Britain, 1620–2020, The English Historical Review, 2023;, cead152, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/cead152 #OpenAccess #OA #Journal #Article #History #Histodon #Histodons #Britain #GB #UK #UnitedKingdom #US #USA #UnitedStates #America #Culture @histodon @histodons