So, Puritans and Pilgrims came out of the same religious culture of 1570s England. They diverged in the early 1600s, but wound up 70 years later being one and the same in the New World.

Every November, numerous articles recount the arrival of 17th Century English Pilgrims and Puritans and their quest for religious freedom. Stories are told about the founding of Massachusetts Bay ...

With Straus trophy standings riding on every stroke, six House crews will race off the final round of the crew competition this afternoon at 5:30 p.m. on the Basin course. The eights will race ...

I recently rewatched a production of “The Crucible” (Arthur Miller). While it’s set in the time of the Puritans, it was actually written as an allegory for McCarthyism. If you purchase a ...

Q: It is interesting to note that not only are liberal historians trying to paint American heritage as a lie as they seek to rewrite history the way they want ...

The Law School has added a documentary land-mark in American history--the first death-sentence laws of the Puritans, based on Old Testament texts--to its Treasure Room collection of rare American ...

Known as "separatists," these Puritans left their homeland and in 1609 moved to Leiden, Holland, where they hoped to worship freely, without harassment from church authorities. Some members of the ...

Elizabeth was able to deal with the Puritan threat in Parliament as she had the power to simply close Parliament if they tried to discuss issues she did not want them to. Some Puritans valued good ...

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Known as "separatists," these Puritans left their homeland and in 1609 moved to Leiden, Holland, where they hoped to worship freely, without harassment from church authorities. Some members of the ...