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 ...

New England Puritans were hard-pressed by Native American warriors who knew how to fight in forests—and now had flintlock rifles.

If not for the Wampanoags, more Pilgrims would have starved that first winter. A third group arrived in eastern Massachusetts, in 1630. Called the Puritans and led by Jonathan Winthrop ...

Over time, the Pilgrims who clung to Plymouth's rocky shores were absorbed into the Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Like the Pilgrims, the Puritans believed that the Church of England ...

How did the first settlers celebrate Christmas? They didn't. The Pilgrims who came to America in 1620 were strict Puritans, with firm views on religious holidays such as Christmas and Easter.

Not all agree that America was founded upon Christian principles Which is why Coral Ridge Ministries is planning to air a new one-hour documentary, One Nation Under God, that features experts ...

Over time, the Pilgrims who clung to Plymouth's rocky shores were absorbed into the Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Like the Pilgrims, the Puritans believed that the Church of England ...