You briefly mentioned Frances Wray, sister of Isabel. Frances Wray (and her wealth!) married Sir Henry Vane the Younger, after his couple of years in Massachusetts Bay Colony. When he'd been ousted from his colonial governorship in a dirty political move by a change of venue for voting, he briefly considered, along with the minister John Cotton, forming a colony in Rhode Island, but Vane suddenly took ship back to England a couple of months later. Vane was a member of the English Council of State, and had influence on American political affairs. He hosted Roger Williams and others while the Rhode Island and Providence Plantations colonial officials were working on its various charters (constitutions) that had to be ratified by the Puritan Parliament and eventually Charles II. The Rhode Island charter was the first document that guaranteed religious liberty in North America, and it was one of the templates considered for the first amendment to the constitution of the new United States. Those liberties are still under attack, especially by religious groups seeking to establish religious rule, to this day.
Yes you are right. There is a lot more about the Wrays and Vane in my various books especially 'Restless Souls, Pilgrim Roots' and the issue is also mentioned in my video on Richard Bernard. In fact we are linking with Rhode Island University to do more about this topic including Williams's wife and his visit to Vane at Belleau.
Thank you Adrian Gray, and the other team members for this interesting history video, so much better than what TV offers. Peace be unto you.
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You briefly mentioned Frances Wray, sister of Isabel. Frances Wray (and her wealth!) married Sir Henry Vane the Younger, after his couple of years in Massachusetts Bay Colony. When he'd been ousted from his colonial governorship in a dirty political move by a change of venue for voting, he briefly considered, along with the minister John Cotton, forming a colony in Rhode Island, but Vane suddenly took ship back to England a couple of months later. Vane was a member of the English Council of State, and had influence on American political affairs. He hosted Roger Williams and others while the Rhode Island and Providence Plantations colonial officials were working on its various charters (constitutions) that had to be ratified by the Puritan Parliament and eventually Charles II. The Rhode Island charter was the first document that guaranteed religious liberty in North America, and it was one of the templates considered for the first amendment to the constitution of the new United States. Those liberties are still under attack, especially by religious groups seeking to establish religious rule, to this day.
Yes you are right. There is a lot more about the Wrays and Vane in my various books especially 'Restless Souls, Pilgrim Roots' and the issue is also mentioned in my video on Richard Bernard. In fact we are linking with Rhode Island University to do more about this topic including Williams's wife and his visit to Vane at Belleau.