Joshua Horn

On Bradford’s Trail: Dartmouth

If you are familiar with the Pilgrim story you will know that they departed for America three different times. Dartmouth…

1 year ago

The Defeat of the Spanish Armada – “God blew … and they were scattered.”

What follows is a section from an early draft of an introductory chapter to my Bradford biography. It ended up…

2 years ago

On Bradford’s Trail: Austerfield Manor

No research trip on William Bradford is complete without a visit to Austerfield Manor, his purported ancestral home. Unfortunately we…

2 years ago

On Bradford’s Trail: Duke’s Place, London

Early one morning I visited a London street where there is some chance Bradford lived A scant modern reference to…

2 years ago

The Pilgrims’ View on Slavery (via William Perkins)

One of the hottest topics in modern history is slavery. This has bled over into study of the Pilgrims, even…

2 years ago

An Altar Hezekiah Turned Into a Toilet Found

Source This was a few years ago, but if you missed it, an exciting discovery was made in the ruins…

2 years ago

What Year Was Bradford Born Anyway?

I’ve reached a milestone in my Bradford biography – I’ve finished a draft of the first chapter. I still have…

2 years ago

John Quincy Adams’ Pilgrim Hymn

I recently came across this poem by John Quincy Adams on the Mayflower Pilgrims. It doesn’t seem readily available on…

2 years ago

History of Juneteenth: The Holiday You’d Never Heard Of (Video)

Juneteenth is the US's newest holiday. Join us as we discuss its Civil War origins, and why it exploded in…

2 years ago

Recreating Civil War Bullets Fused in Midair

In this video Destin of Smarter Every Day attempts to recreate an amazing artifact in the Smithsonian Museum of two…

2 years ago

Maps of the English Civil War

One thing that I have found that many military histories lack is good maps. This makes sense, as the skill…

2 years ago

Did the Puritans Incite War to Capture Slaves?

English Attack during the Pequot War A while back I was reading The Problem of Slavery in Christian America by…

2 years ago