"The Puritans were typical people of their time in that they enjoyed the pleasures of the 17th century. They liked to drink. They liked to sit and talk. They liked to eat well when they had the food ...

Over time, the Pilgrims who clung to Plymouth's rocky shores were absorbed into the Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Like the Pilgrims, the Puritans believed that the Church of England ...

Puritan caricatured by Sir Thomas Overbury ... Serious exponents of the case for Christmas wisely did not contend that the celebrations were in all respects worthy of the Nativity feast, but they made ...

The first known UFO encounter in America was recorded in 1639 by pious Puritan and prolific journal-keeper John Winthrop. He is a foundational figure in the national pantheon and leader 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 ...

Puritan leaders believed firmly that nations, colonies and towns were all 'bodies politic', that is, living and organic social bodies. However, if a social body became distempered because of scarce ...

Ferrer, White, Zwick, Davis & Company their continuing contribution to a major threat to public safety reminds one of words of the eloquent liberal essayist, Randolph Bourne, who in a 1917 essay ...