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…
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…
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…
If you have read even a little about the Pilgrims, you will have heard that Captain Myles Standish, their military…
The Salem Witch Trials are one of the most infamous events in the history of Puritan New England. What really…