Editing 1620s (section)

==In fiction==
* The voyage of the [[Pilgrim Fathers|Pilgrims]], their first years of inhabitance in the New World, and the first Thanksgiving are often the subject of [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving]] themed specials and [[short films]]. One of the most notable examples is the episode "The [[Mayflower]] voyagers" of the 1988 mini-series ''[[This Is America, Charlie Brown]]'', which [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] has often aired on Thanksgiving Day (except in 2006 and 2007) along with ''[[A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving]]''. However, Thanksgiving would not become established as a national holiday until 1863 when President [[Abraham Lincoln]] [[Thanksgiving (United States)#Lincoln and the Civil War|proclaimed]] that it would be celebrated on the final Thursday in November. However, it did not become a [[Federal holidays in the United States|federal holiday]] until 1941 by an act of legislation by the [[Congress of the United States|U.S. Congress]].
* The voyage and struggles of the Pilgrims have also been the subject of some pieces of literature including ''[[Of Plymouth Plantation]]'' by [[William Bradford (Plymouth governor)|William Bradford]], who himself was an important figure of the 1620s, and [[Felicia Hemans]]' classic poem, "The Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers."<ref>{{cite book
|editor-last=Wolfson |editor-first=Susan J.|title=Felicia Hemans |year=2000 |publisher=Princeton University Press |location=Princeton |isbn=978-0-691-05029-4 |pages=416–417 }}</ref>
* The classic novel ''[[The Three Musketeers]]'' by [[Alexandre Dumas, père]] takes place in 1628. The story includes fictionalized versions of actual historical events of this year, such as the siege of La Rochelle and the assassination of the Duke of Buckingham.
* ''[[The Angel's Command]]'', a children's adventure novel by British writer [[Brian Jacques]], is set in the year 1628.
* The [[1632 series|''1632'' series]], though set during the [[1630s|succeeding decade]], features many characters, such as Louis XIII and Prime Minister Cardinal Richelieu of France, Gustavus II of Sweden, and [[Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor|Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II]], who were active during the 1620s and uses events from the 1620s and early 1630s as a backdrop, most notably the [[Thirty Years' War]].
* The [[Doctor Who]] audio drama ''[[The Church and the Crown]]'' takes place during the year 1626.

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