Mary and William Dyer
Title | Mary and William Dyer PDF eBook |
Author | Johan Winsser |
Publisher | Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Pages | 358 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Puritans |
ISBN | 9781539351948 |
Mary Dyer is widely esteemed as one of the "Boston martyrs"- four Quakers hanged by the Massachusetts Bay Colony between 1659 and 1661. When she returned to Boston in 1660, after having been banished twice from Massachusetts, she committed an act of deliberate civil disobedience that cost her her life, led to the downfall of the puritan government, and advanced the fundamental principles of freedom of conscience and expression. More than three-and-a-half centuries later, the state continues to exercise its mandate to preserve the peace and social order, while also protecting the constitutional exercise of free speech and self-expression. The challenge, always, has been to identify and then enforce the balance between the rights of individuals or groups to practice their beliefs, and the rights of others to likewise enjoy their liberties. The story of the Dyers-especially Mary's story-is how that challenge played out between the New England puritans and the Quakers, and how her life and death shaped the outcome of that conflict. "An authoritative and careful biography of Mary Dyer and her husband, William, which breaks new ground, dispels common beliefs, and balances both the Quaker and puritan sides of the story." -H. Larry Ingle, author of First Among Friends: George Fox and the Creation of Quakerism "A well-researched and balanced work that makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the people and issues of the seventeenth-century Atlantic world." -Francis Bremer, author of John Winthrop: American's Forgotten Founding Father
Mary Dyer
Title | Mary Dyer PDF eBook |
Author | Ruth Talbot Plimpton |
Publisher | Branden Books |
Pages | 233 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0828319642 |
This is the history of Mary Dyer (1611--1660) whose efforts to seek and find 'freedom to worship' led eventually to her death. Her quest began when she and her husband sailed from 'Old' to 'New' England in 1635. They were soon disillusioned by the intolerant practices and beliefs of the Puritans, who considered all truth could be found in the Old Testament -- and only there. Variations, from Puritan interpretations of the Ten Commandments, were punished by cruel torture and/or death. Banished from Boston for protesting such rigidity in belief and practice, Mary was among the group who founded Rhodes Island, where freedom in belief and practice of worship was established.
Mary Dyer, Quaker. Two Letters of William Dyer of Rhode Island, 1659-1660. [With Facsimiles.].
Title | Mary Dyer, Quaker. Two Letters of William Dyer of Rhode Island, 1659-1660. [With Facsimiles.]. PDF eBook |
Author | William Dyer (of Rhode Island.) |
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Release | 1902 |
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Mary Dyer, Quaker
Title | Mary Dyer, Quaker PDF eBook |
Author | William Dyer (of Rhode Island.) |
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Release | 1903 |
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Mary Dyer, Quaker
Title | Mary Dyer, Quaker PDF eBook |
Author | William Dyer |
Publisher | |
Pages | 24 |
Release | 1917 |
Genre | Society of Friends |
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Mary Dyer of Rhode Island
Title | Mary Dyer of Rhode Island PDF eBook |
Author | Horatio Rogers |
Publisher | Providence, Preston and Rounds |
Pages | 140 |
Release | 1896 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
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Mary Dyer, Quaker
Title | Mary Dyer, Quaker PDF eBook |
Author | William Dywe |
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Pages | 0 |
Release | 1903 |
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