THE PURITANS The most obvious difference between the Pilgrims and the Puritans is that the Puritans had no intention of breaking with the Anglican church. The Puritans were nonconformists as were the Pilgrims, both of which refusing to accept an authority beyond that of the revealed word. But where with the Pilgrims this had translated into something closer to an egalitarian mode, the "Puritans considered religion a very complex, subtle, and highly intellectual affair," and …showed first 75 words of 2829 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2829 total…his life. 1622 Mourt's Relation, based on writings by William Bradford and Edward Winslow among others, is published in London. 1623 William Bradford marries the widow Alice Carpenter Southworth. 1630 William Bradford begins the writings that eventually become Of Plymouth Plantation. 1650 William Bradford stops writing Of Plymouth Plantation, ending with the year 1646 and adding a current list of the Mayflower passengers and their status in the year 1650. 1657 William Bradford dies. Before his death, William Bradford made a will.