Early Life of William Penn

William Penn & the Quakers

William Penn & America

William Penn & Pennsylvania

To America and Back to England 

Fight for Religious Tolerance

Problems in
Pennsylvania

Later Years

The Life of William Penn

William Penn (1644-1718) was a leading figure of the English Quakers and founder of the American colony, Pennsylvania. 

William Penn was a tireless writer who expounded  his theories on religious tolerance and the Quaker ideals in books, essays, and pamphlets written throughout the course of his life.

Involved in the politics of England and the colonies, William Penn traveled back and forth between both places, often embroiled in the controversies of the day.

Included here is a complete biography of William Penn.

 

  

 



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