What follows is a section from an early draft of an introductory chapter to my Bradford biography. It ended up
No research trip on William Bradford is complete without a visit to Austerfield Manor, his purported ancestral home. Unfortunately we
It was a crucial moment for the Covenanters. An English army was marching against Scotland to impose the haughty will
Early one morning I visited a London street where there is some chance Bradford lived A scant modern reference to
It was a dazzling affair for Princess Isabella. She was the sister of the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, thus
One of the hottest topics in modern history is slavery. This has bled over into study of the Pilgrims, even
Source This was a few years ago, but if you missed it, an exciting discovery was made in the ruins
I’ve reached a milestone in my Bradford biography – I’ve finished a draft of the first chapter. I still have
Narcissa Whitman It was a simple wedding. It had to be. The bride and groom had only known each other
I recently came across this poem by John Quincy Adams on the Mayflower Pilgrims. It doesn’t seem readily available on
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