Bradford Research

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…

11 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

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

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…

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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year ago