Bradford Research

On Bradford’s Trail: Boston

The Haven, the tidal river near Boston, down which the Pilgrims attempted to flee to Holland The approximate location from…

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On Bradford’s Trail: Scrooby Manor

Only a small section of Scrooby Manor has survived rebuilt as a farmhouse - at even that has been debated…

2 months ago

On Bradford’s Trail: Scrooby Church

An aerial view of Scrooby village St Wilfrid's church in Scrooby. This was the home church of William Brewster, but there is…

2 months ago

The Nobility of All Work (from Daniel Dyke)

“A poor laboring man that lives by his hands having been faithful in that place and performing sincere obedience therein…

3 months ago

Was Myles Standish a Member of the Pilgrim Church?

If you have read even a little about the Pilgrims, you will have heard that Captain Myles Standish, their military…

4 months ago

On Bradford’s Trail: Lincoln

Lincoln Cathedral from Lincoln Castle. Bradford may have never come to Lincoln, but some of the other Pilgrims seem to…

4 months ago

On Bradford’s Trail: Southampton

An aerial view of Southampton, the first departure port of the Pilgrims on their journey to America A monument to…

4 months ago

Thanksgiving Decolonizing Lies

A "slightly" inaccurate representation of the First Thanksgiving It’s Thanksgiving, which means that the Pilgrims are in the news, and…

5 months 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…

5 months 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…

6 months 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…

6 months 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…

6 months ago