An image showing early VR models of the Mayflower and Speedwell. The Speedwell was left behind in Sutton Pool after two attempts to make the transatlantic crossing failed.
HIT Team, University of Birmingham
Recreating the Mayflower and its crew and passengers from a few vague accounts took a lot of technical know-how.
Mayflower ashore on the banks of the Thames in 1624, being broken for parts.
Dr Mike Haywood (used with the kind permission of The General Society of Mayflower Descendants)