The Pearl of Great Price
A short daily trip down the lane of Christian History. Looking at the fascinating people and events that have shaped a universal civilisation.
The Pearl of Great Price
Mar 4 - William Penn's holy experiment of Pennsylvania
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Tim Byron
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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Today King Charles II granted a royal charter to Quaker William Pen making him the largest (non-royal) landowner in the world. Thus began his holy experiment of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia.