Bradford Research

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…

2 years 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

What Did the Pilgrims Think About Abortion?

Note: I’ve rewritten this post after coming across more evidence on the topic during my further research for my William…

2 years ago

Trashy Archaeology at a French Fort

During my recent studies on Bradford and the Pilgrims, I was reading about some archeology conducted in Fort Pentagoet, a…

2 years ago

The “Heavenly Harmony” of the Pilgrim Church

The meeting of the local covenant church community played a big role in the life of William Bradford and the…

2 years ago

Analyzing Two “First Encounters” – Champlain vs Standish

The last post introduced us to the accounts of two attacks by the Nauset Indians on European explorers on Cape…

3 years ago