Bradford Research

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…

2 years 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…

2 years 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…

2 years 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…

2 years 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…

2 years 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…

2 years 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…

2 years 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…

2 years 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…

2 years 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…

2 years 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,…

2 years 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…

3 years ago