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Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,816

By Erik Loomis

In General

On February 9, 2025

This is the grave of John Mason. Born in 1600 in Ravensthorpe, Northamptonshire, England, we first pick Mason up in the historical record in 1624, when he enrolled in the military. We know nothing about his childhood, except to say that we know he was...

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Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,289

By Erik Loomis

On February 4, 2023

This is the grave of Samuel Willard. Born in 1640 in Concord, Massachusetts, Willard grew up in the early elite of Concord. In fact, his father was one of the.

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Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,287

By Erik Loomis

On January 30, 2023

This is the grave of William Bradford. Born in 1590 in Yorkshire, England, Bradford came from a fairly well off family, with roots back into the limey nobility. But that.

Happy Regicide Day

By Erik Loomis

In General

On January 30, 2018

Hey, it's the anniversary of Charles I's demise at the hands of the Puritans, who was killed today in 1649. Whether it is coincidence that another annoying Brit, Phil Collins, was born on this date in 1951 is unknown. Act accordingly given this vital information....

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Happy Thanksgiving!

By Erik Loomis

On November 27, 2014

Let's learn a bit the lovely people we are remembering today: On May 26, 1637, a Puritan force fortified by Native allies massacred a Pequot fort in Connecticut, killing as.

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The Real War on Christmas

By Erik Loomis

On December 11, 2013

Forget O'Reilly's fears of liberals saying "Happy Holidays" to each other. There was a real war on Christmas in this country and it was waged by those lovely people who.

Pequot War–Officially Approved Conservative Version

By Erik Loomis

In General

On September 17, 2012

Somewhat to my surprise this morning, I discovered that Conservapedia actually has an entry on the Pequot War. For you non-colonialists out there, the Pequot War was a war of extermination waged by the Puritans in Massachusetts and Connecticut against the Pequots in 1637. Unlike...

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The Case of Thomas Granger

By Erik Loomis

On September 8, 2012

The always useful site Executed Today details the execution of Thomas Granger, a Puritan executed on this day in 1642 for bestiality in Plymouth Colony. William Bradford's description of the.

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