Earliest Puritan history, 1558–1603 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Puritans were not content with the Anglican settlement and the established church. They believed that the English church ...

Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the death of Theodore Beza, Massachusetts banning Quakers, and ...

But Americans have made the genre their own, and despite the universal, border-crossing fears of death, pain, and decay that ...

Each week we pause to ponder the truths available to us from the pages of history. We browse through the annals of the ...

Thanksgiving is often linked to the 1612 harvest feast held by the Puritans in Plymouth, Massachusetts, but many criticize ...

Several months ago, after a terse exchange of views at a local pub, I was shocked to learn I’d landed on the Wrong Side of ...

"There's now a complete consensus that the popular image of the Puritans is almost totally inaccurate," said Mary Beth Norton, a professor of American history at Cornell University and author of "In ...

Few people in American history had less time ... Winthrop Square is a landmark in downtown Boston. The Puritan leader is the namesake of schools, squares, communities and memorials around ...

When people think of “Halloween,” some of the imagery that comes to mind is people in costumes, jack-o-lanterns and candy.

Frank Morgan's wizard may get titular billing, but it is Margaret Hamilton's vengeance-seeking Wicked Witch of the West (and ...

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 ...