Question: What was James Chilton fleeing from?

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Mayflower Compact: The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony.  It was written by the male passengers of the "Mayflower", consisting of separatist Congregationalists who called themselves "Saints", and adventurers and tradesmen, most of whom were referred to by the Separatists as "Strangers".  Later both groups were referred to as Pilgrims or Pilgrim Fathers.  The Separatists were fleeing from religious persecution by King James of England.

Lara Custance: Lara Custance (born 20 November 1992) is a New Zealand actress who appeared as Abi in the TV series Paradise Café.  She is best known for her role as Harmony in The Tribe 'sister' series The New Tomorrow in which she acted alongside her brother Rafe Custance.  She attended Chilton St James School but took time off school to film for "Paradise Cafe", which is currently broadcast in the UK on BBC and New Zealand television channels.  She has a little sister called Lily who also attends Chilton Saint James School.  She now attends the University of Auckland where she is studying a BA/BCom conjoint degree.

The Box Tops: The Box Tops are an American rock band, formed in Memphis in 1967.  They are best known for the hits "The Letter", "Cry Like a Baby", and "Soul Deep" and are considered a major blue-eyed soul group of the period.  They performed a mixture of current soul music songs by artists such as James & Bobby Purify and Clifford Curry; pop tunes such as "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Keith Reid, Gary Brooker, and Matthew Fisher of Procol Harum; and songs written by their producers, Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham, and Chips Moman.  Vocalist Alex Chilton went on to front the power pop band Big Star and to launch a career as a solo artist, during which he occasionally performed songs he had sung with the Box Tops.

James Chilton: James Chilton (c. 15561620) was a Leiden Separatist passenger on the historic 1620 voyage of the ship "Mayflower" and was the oldest person on board.  Upon arrival in the New World, he was a signer of the Mayflower Compact.  James Chilton was one of the earliest to die that winter, perishing within the following month.

Alice Candy: Alice Muriel Flora Candy (9 July 1888 – 18 May 1977) was a New Zealand teacher, academic and historian.  Born in West Oxford, New Zealand on 9 July 1888, Candy attended Christchurch Girls' High School and got a Junior Scholarship.  She earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1910 and secured Senior Scholarship in economics, leading to a Master of Arts with honors in political science in 1911.  After leaving Canterbury College (now University of Canterbury) she taught at several schools including Chilton Saint James School in Lower Hutt.

Southern Brotherhood Militia: The Southern Brotherhood Militia was founded in Scottsburg, Indiana in 1928 by James Melvin Bruce.  James M. Bruce was a veteran of the Spanish-American War; his fellow Army veteran friends had strong feelings for the southern Confederacy, they chose the name Southern Brotherhood.  James M. Bruce was murdered on June 6, 1936.  This date is significant, it is now known as S.B. day, a holiday for all Southern Brotherhood members and supporters.  James M. Bruce's son Melvin Russell Bruce known as "Pop" became President of the Southern Brotherhood.  Melvin R. Bruce had established the patriarch system, which friends and family of the original members would lead the newer units created; Melvin died in 1993, passed the leadership role down to his two grandsons.  When the two sons took over they changed the name of the Southern Brotherhood to Southern Brotherhood Militia, because of problems with copy caters using the good, well established name of the Southern Brotherhood.  Now known as the Southern Brotherhood Militia (SBM).  The SBM has become International with units in Northern Ireland, Serbia, Canada, Argentina, Canada.  It has become one of the largest underground American militia groups, units known as "Wolf-packs" have 21 men, are located in every state in the United States.  It is believed they have created over 100 Wolf-packs just in the United States, that are underground cell groups.  The Southern Brotherhood Militia operates a 9 region system in the U.S., that don't allow their Wolf-packs to mix with other Wolf-packs from other regions.  The SBM created a female only splinter group called the Southern Belles of SBM, for women.  SBM has never advocated the overthrow of the U.S. Government, they have a very large influence in the American Militia Movement and Right-wing groups.  SBM has very strong support from the Serbian people in Serbia, because of a pact they had made with a Serbian General for the defense of Serbian refugees fleeing to the United States.

Mark Chilton: Mark James Chilton (born 2 October 1976 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is an English cricketer.  Chilton was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Durham University where he won the British Universities tournament in 1997.  The same year he made his debut for Lancashire, aged 20.  Chilton has been compared in batting style to fellow Manchester Grammar School student and former Lancashire and England batsman John Crawley.

Chilton Saint James School: Chilton Saint James School is a private single-sex girls composite school located in central Lower Hutt, New Zealand.  The school was founded in 1918 by Geraldine FitzGerald, and was a combined day and boarding school until the dormitories closed in the late 1970s.  Chilton St James has a roll of 350 students from Years 1 to 13 (ages 5 to 18) as of July 2017.  The school also has a co-educational preschool for boys and girls from the age of 2.

John Chilton: John James Chilton (16 July 1932 – 25 February 2016) was a British jazz trumpeter and writer.  During the 1960s, he also worked with pop bands, including The Swinging Blue Jeans and The Escorts.

Tom Chilton: Thomas James "Tom" Chilton (born 15 March 1985 in Reigate) is a British racing driver.  He has spent most of his career competing in touring car racing; he was a former factory Vauxhall and Honda driver in the British Touring Car Championship, and currently drives for Sébastien Loeb Racing in the World Touring Car Championship.  His younger brother Max Chilton, who is also a racing driver, made his Formula One debut in and as of 2016, races in the American IndyCar Series for Chip Ganassi Racing.

Supporting paragraphs: James Chilton Mayflower Compact
Answer: religious persecution