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To oversimplify it into "they were looking for religious freedom but they were hypocrites who denied that freedom to others and went around oppressing the natives" gives little more than a comic-book view of history, not any kind of a realistic understanding. Which doesn't help anyone in the long run.
Excellent point! There is much material available in this vein and it is the cautious scholar that can discern between truth, and the sensationalized above. You don't happen to have any sources to recommend, Lizzie? I like these sorts of books to space out my fiction reading.