Long after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1621 and celebrated a successful harvest with a three-day gathering that ...
Why did the Pilgrims leave their old lives behind, to settle a strange alien land?
As Americans gather for Thanksgiving, they celebrate the legacy of the Pilgrims’ success. Lost in the holiday’s mythology are ...
The third Thursday of November is the National Day of Mourning for some Indigenous peoples. They are fighting for ecological ...
A cargo hold, just 5 feet tall and divided up with canvas - this is what served as the living quarters for the 102 passengers ...
What role did religion play in the genesis of the US? Rejected in their homeland, how did English Puritans become the ...
A town in Worcestershire has held a special day to celebrate a local man who made history as one of the pilgrim fathers.
The arrival of each holiday season in the U.S. brings the inevitable retelling, and mistelling, of the “first Thanksgiving.” ...
Catherine Millard in “The Rewriting of America’s History” explains: “Many lost their lives on board ship. Bradford tells us that, of the 103 Mayflower Pilgrim disembarking passengers ...
After all, the holiday commemorates the national lore of the Mayflower pilgrims, who escaped religious persecution and poverty in England to create new lives in the colonies. Are you an American ...