Seeking Sanctuary: A History of Refugees in Britain
Seeking Sanctuary: A History of Refugees in Britain by Jane Marchese Robinson
English | 2 Dec. 2020 | ISBN: 1526739615 | True PDF | 208 pages | 10.8 MB
English | 2 Dec. 2020 | ISBN: 1526739615 | True PDF | 208 pages | 10.8 MB
“An entrancing read, illuminating how life in Britain has been influenced and enhanced by those who arrived, often with nothing except their skills.” —Babs Horton, author of Winter Swallows
Seeking Sanctuary explores the history of people looking for refuge in Great Britain. It starts with those Protestant refugees fleeing oppression and persecution from Catholic Spain who ruled the Netherlands in the sixteenth century. It traces successive waves of peoples in the context of why they fled. At various times this was due to religious persecution, political upheaval, war and ethnic cleansing.