Myles Standish
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Myles Standish was an English military officer and colonist. He was hired as military adviser for Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts, United States, by the Pilgrims. Standish accompanied the
This portrait was first published in 1885 and is alleged to be a 1625 likeness of Standish, although its authenticity has never been proven.
Sir Horatio Vere was the commander of English troops in the Netherlands during the siege of Sluis in 1604, under whom Standish likely served.
The Embarkation of the Pilgrims, 1843, US Capitol Rotunda. Myles and Rose Standish are prominently depicted in the foreground on the right.
The Mayflower Compact, a painting by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
William Bradford (governor)
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William Bradford was an English Pilgrim Separatist and Governor of Plymouth Colony, originally from the West Riding of Yorkshire in Northern England. He moved to Leiden in the Dutch Republic in order
A conjectural image of Bradford, produced as a postcard in 1904 by A.S. Burbank of Plymouth
Manor House, Austerfield—presumed birthplace of William Bradford
A modern view of the city of Leiden featuring the Hooglandse Kerk