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79 Minutes: The Breach of the Capitol on January 6th Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=016G-I9KfHU BE ADVISED: this video includes documentation of violence and profane language and may be inappropriate for some viewers. "79…

1 year ago

Why Were Witches Executed? // A History of Witch Trials Video

The Salem Witch Trials are the most famous witch trials in history, but they actually were quite small compared to…

1 year ago

On Bradford’s Trail: Plymouth, England

Plymouth, England was the final departure point of the Pilgrims on their voyage to the New World. It was also…

1 year ago

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

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

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

Narcissa Whitman: Far in Distant Lands to Dwell

Narcissa Whitman It was a simple wedding. It had to be. The bride and groom had only known each other…

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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…

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