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=== 1661 === | === 1661 === | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Charles_II_of_England King Charles II] persecuted the Protestants by arresting them and sentencing them to prison on trumped up charges. To avoid being arrested, over twenty thousand Protestants fled England for the New England Colonies and Canada. After filling the prisons, the prisoners were transported to Canada, the Colonies, Islands, Africa, and Australia. | |||
=== 1688 === | === 1688 === | ||