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Every November, numerous articles recount the arrival of 17th-century English Pilgrims and Puritans and their quest for religious freedom. Stories are told about the founding of Massachusetts Bay ...

You've likely heard the story of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" — but what about the one where the Puritans in Massachusetts banned the holiday altogether? The "Penalty for Keeping Christmas" was a ...

Puritans, the religious fanatics of the 17th century Massachusetts Bay Colony, were part of a political movement that flopped. Centuries later, the Trump administration is institutionalizing Christian ...

The Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to “purify” the Church of England of remnants of the Roman Catholic “popery” that the Puritans claimed had been retained ...

(The Conversation) — Every November, numerous articles recount the arrival of 17th-century English Pilgrims and Puritans and their quest for religious freedom. Stories are told about the founding of ...

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