All posts tagged "general court"
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11.1KbostonThe Curse of Humphrey Atherton
Humphrey Atherton had far more power and influence than the Quakers he persecuted in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during the 1650s. At...
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76.5K18Crime and ScandalThe Puritan Dress Code and the Outrage of Slashed Sleeves
As the Puritans set about eking out their survival in Massachusetts in the early 1600s, they naturally had to conquer some major...
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8.3K2MassachusettsCapt. John Underhill Gets Un-Banished From Massachusetts Bay, 1640
Capt. John Underhill paid a steep price for crossing the early Puritan establishment in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was banished, and...
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