Bradford Research

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…

7 months 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…

9 months 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…

10 months ago

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…

10 months ago

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…

1 year ago

The Mystery of Bradford’s Bibles

One invaluable resource that researchers of William Bradford have is an inventory of his goods taken after his death. While…

1 year ago

Who is the Most Popular Pilgrim?

This is one of those questions that may be impossible to ever get a definitive answer, and would be of…

1 year ago

William Bradford’s Home for Sale! – See Inside

I just found out that Austerfield Manor, likely the childhood home of William Bradford, is for sale. This has the…

1 year ago

On Bradford’s Trail: Penobscot

While in Maine this summer we visited the other Pilgrim trading post in the area - Penobscot, or Fort Pentagoet,…

1 year ago

All the Books and Poems of William Bradford

Plymouth Grist Mill This will be a pretty quick post, but I thought it would be worth assembling in one…

1 year ago

On Bradford’s Trail: Monhegan Island

Once Bradford arrived in Plymouth, the furthest he is recorded making was to Monhegan, a little island ten miles off…

2 years ago

On Bradford’s Trail: Cushnoc Trading Post

As I research the life of William Bradford for a new biography, I plan over the next few years to…

2 years ago