One of the most common errors that I have encountered in researching William Bradford and his magnum opus, Of Plymouth…
The Humber is the tidal estuary from which Pilgrims (very likely including Bradford) made their escape to Holland. The traditional…
A reader of the blog recently wrote in with a question, asking what best edition of Of Plymouth Plantation they…
I'm not aware of definitive evidence of Bradford ever being in York, but it does have a Pilgrim connection as…
The Haven, the tidal river near Boston, down which the Pilgrims attempted to flee to Holland The approximate location from…
The chapel of St. Helena's in Austerfield, Bradford's hometown This ancient carving of a dragon sits above the church door…
Only a small section of Scrooby Manor has survived rebuilt as a farmhouse - at even that has been debated…
Interested in touring Italy and Austria with us? Our annual history tour has a few spots still open. The dates…
We continue the story of the Salem witch trials, and discuss how news of the hysteria began to get out,…
An aerial view of Scrooby village St Wilfrid's church in Scrooby. This was the home church of William Brewster, but there is…
10 years ago I wrote about Sir Francis’ Drake’s prayer, questioning whether it was actually written by Drake. I ended…
“A poor laboring man that lives by his hands having been faithful in that place and performing sincere obedience therein…