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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
On Bradford’s Trail: Penobscot
While in Maine this summer we visited the other Pilgrim trading post in the area - Penobscot, or Fort Pentagoet,…