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Smithsonian November 2006 Simon Worrall |
Pilgrims' Progress We retrace the travels (and travails) of the ragtag group that founded Plymouth Colony, gave us Thanksgiving and laid the foundation for democracy in the New World. |
Reason December 2001 Mark Goldblatt |
Revolutionary Book Did the vernacular Bible create individual liberty? A review of Wide as the Waters: The Story of the English Bible and the Revolution It Inspired, by Benson Bobrick... |
British Heritage March 2006 Claire Hopley |
North British Migration: From the Irish Sea to the Allegheny Mountains As colonial settlement thrived on the Atlantic seaboard, word spread through Britain that in the piedmont and mountains beyond the coast there was land for the taking. From the border counties of England and Scotland, and the Scots-Irish province of Ulster, they came to Appalachia. |
British Heritage Brenda Ralph Lewis |
Elizabeth I: The Reality Behind the Mask Elizabeth I was the first English Queen to lend her name to an entire age. But in the half-century known for its pageantry and glamour, things were not always as they seemed. |
British Heritage March 2007 Dana Huntley |
Timeline: The World of 1607 Among the many events surrounding America's 400th anniversary this year is the opening of dramatic new exhibition galleries at Jamestown Settlement -- a signature event in the Jamestown 2007 celebrations. |
Salon.com July 25, 2002 Katharine Whittemore |
"Gods of War, Gods of Peace," by Russell Bourne For a handful of decades -- and a brief period of hope -- settler and Native American religions met, mingled and shaped colonial America. |
American History April 2004 Glenn W. LaFantasie |
King Philip's War: Indian Chieftain's War Against the New England Colonies More than 330 years ago, a great Indian chieftain known as King Philip led a strong native American confederation in a bloody war to obliterate the New England colonies, nearly succeeding in dramatically altering the course of American history. |
Salon.com June 12, 2002 Joseph Shimek |
Refusing to be scandalized As Catholics, we must recognize the sins of fallen priests -- but not forget the transcendent meaning of their calling and our faith. |
BusinessWeek April 18, 2005 Matlack & Symonds |
The Vatican: Challenges Ahead From a priest shortage to shaky finances, the next Pope will be tested. |