The Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) has set sail on a 3,500 mile (5,630km) journey from Plymouth in the UK to Massachusetts in the US. The voyage was expected to take about three weeks ...

Five writers reflect on the impact of the Pilgrims setting sail on the Mayflower 400 years ago and look at what the anniversary means to Americans in 2020, Show more Five essays reflecting on the ...

Historian Jerry Brotton explores how Britain's maritime heritage has shaped us, even now the sailing ships have gone. Show more The Mary Rose, The Mayflower, The Cutty Sark, The Golden Hind ...

Four centuries ago, 102 men, women and children set sail on the Mayflower, a Virginia Company merchant ship from England bound for the New World.