Why did the Pilgrims leave their old lives behind, to settle a strange alien land?

What role did religion play in the genesis of the US? Rejected in their homeland, how did English Puritans become the ...

As Americans gather for Thanksgiving, they celebrate the legacy of the Pilgrims’ success. Lost in the holiday’s mythology are ...

Feast, family, football, friendship... but what was the story behind the sailing flower where it all originated?

What makes the story of 102 Pilgrims so unique and important to American history is their unyielding commitment to religious freedom, justice, and civil government.

Where did the Pilgrims come from? Pilgrims arose from the English Puritan movement that originated in the 1570s. Puritans ...

While many know the story of Thanksgiving, there are details often left out. For one, only 52 of the 130 pilgrims who set sail on the Mayflower survived the first year after reaching what is now ...

A town in Worcestershire has held a special day to celebrate a local man who made history as one of the pilgrim fathers.

When the first settlers arrived in Jamestown in April 1607 and raised a cross at Cape Henry, claiming the land for England, ...

Long after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1621 and celebrated a successful harvest with a three-day gathering that ...

One of the first floats to start the parade route at Plymouth Rock is a replica of the Mayflower II. The original Mayflower ...

Scans performed by a Boston surveying and engineering firm were used to create a sculpture of Plymouth Rock in Scrooby, ...