During the reign of Elizabeth I, the English Parliament introduced a series of measures intended to reform the theology and ...

The solemn hour approaches. It will soon be just three hundred years since the Pilgrims let go their anchor off the coast of Cape Cod. A flood of oratory will surely descend upon us. The New England ...

Editor’s note: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Every November, numerous articles recount the arrival of 17th-century ...

All the major chapters in the American story, from Indigenous beginnings to the present day. Though the Salem witch trials were far from the only persecutions over witchcraft in colonial America, they ...

Americans can learn a lot about themselves and their society by revisiting—but not by reverting to—their republic’s distinctive Puritan origins, which anticipated its present dilemmas and strengths ...

These New Puritans have announced their new album ‘Crooked Wing’ and shared its lead single ‘Industrial Love Song’, featuring Caroline Polachek. They have given fans the first taste of the album in ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sketch from 1877 illustrating the landing of the Pilgrims, by artist Albert Bobbett. The Print Collector/Hulton Archives via ...

(The Conversation) — 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 ...