All posts tagged "Oliver Cromwell"
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4.0KArts and LeisureWhen the Puritans Banned Mincemeat Pie
On May 11, 1659, the Massachusetts Puritans banned Christmas and ordered anyone caught celebrating to pay a fine of five shillings. That...
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4.3KMassachusettsAbe Lincoln’s Puritan Ancestors (Cavaliers and Baptists, Too)
Abraham Lincoln, the Great Unifier, didn’t talk much about his Puritan ancestors. Nor did he talk much about his ancestors from Virginia,...
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11.3K6Business and LaborThe Dutch in New England: More Than Sinterklaas and Koekjes
Today the remnants of the colonial Dutch in New England are pretty much limited to the region’s outer rim: At Smith’s Castle...
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13.5K4MassachusettsThe Massachusetts Scoundrel for Whom Downing Street is Named
London’s Downing Street, home of the British Prime Minister, was built by a Puritan from Massachusetts who switched sides in the English...
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