This is the grave of Richard Mather. Or I think it is, the cemetery gate was locked. but I am pretty sure the large grave with the flat top is the grave. Born in 1596 in Lowton, Winwick, Lancashire, England, Mather grew up in a...
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This is the grave of John Mason. Born in 1600 in Ravensthorpe, Northamptonshire, England, we first pick Mason up in the historical record in 1624, when he enrolled in the.
This is the grave of Samuel Willard. Born in 1640 in Concord, Massachusetts, Willard grew up in the early elite of Concord. In fact, his father was one of the.
This is the grave of William Bradford. Born in 1590 in Yorkshire, England, Bradford came from a fairly well off family, with roots back into the limey nobility. But that was a long time ago and the 1590s were no great time in England. Death...
Hey, it's the anniversary of Charles I's demise at the hands of the Puritans, who was killed today in 1649. Whether it is coincidence that another annoying Brit, Phil Collins,.
Let's learn a bit the lovely people we are remembering today: On May 26, 1637, a Puritan force fortified by Native allies massacred a Pequot fort in Connecticut, killing as.
Forget O'Reilly's fears of liberals saying "Happy Holidays" to each other. There was a real war on Christmas in this country and it was waged by those lovely people who settled in New England, the Puritans. For the Puritans — in England and in the...
Somewhat to my surprise this morning, I discovered that Conservapedia actually has an entry on the Pequot War. For you non-colonialists out there, the Pequot War was a war of.
The always useful site Executed Today details the execution of Thomas Granger, a Puritan executed on this day in 1642 for bestiality in Plymouth Colony. William Bradford's description of the.