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The Puritans, a group of English Protestants who sought to purify the Church of England from within, played a significant role in shaping early American history

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Puritan Collection: CAPE COD: PILGRIMS. Pilgrims washing clothes after landing at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1620
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Puritan Collection: WILLIAM AMES (1576-1633). English Puritan theologian. Stipple engraving, English, early 19th century
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Puritan Collection: SIR HENRY VANE (1613-1662). English Puritan statesman. Wood engraving, American, 1846
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Puritan Collection: WILLIAM PERKINS (1558-1602). English Puritan theologian. Copper engraving, English, 17th century
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Puritan Collection: JOHN OWEN (1616-1683). English Puritan pastor and theologian. Copper engraving, English, 1796
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Puritan Collection: MAP: CONNECTICUT, 1661. Map of Connecticut in 1661, from John Sellers contemporary Map of New
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Puritan Collection: NEW ENGLAND: WITCHES. A story about witches being told in a New England home, c1670
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Puritan Collection: BOSTON: EARLY SETTLEMENT. House of the Reverend William Blaxton (aka Blackstone)
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Puritan Collection: NEW ENGLAND: DEACON. A deacon remains wide awake as fellow church-goers sleep during a Puritan
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Puritan Collection: PURITAN CAMP, c1644. The Puritan army of Oliver Cromwell in camp during the English Civil War, c1644
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Puritan Collection: NATIVE AMERICANS ATTACK PILGRIMS. A Pilgrim family barricading their house against a Native
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Puritan Collection: ENGLAND: PURITANS, 1647. A religious dissenter (Puritan) and a Presbyterian agree to lay aside
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Puritan Collection: PILGRIMS: RELICS, c1620. Relics from the Mayflower. John Aldens Bible and William Clarks mug
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Puritan Collection: PURITANS: SATIRE, c1650. Cromwell pypeth unto Fairfax. Satire on the Puritans
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Puritan Collection: JOHN ELIOT (1604-1690). American missionary. The Apostle of the Indians. Preaching to the Indians
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Puritan Collection: BOSTON: PSALM BOOK, 1770. Music engraving by Paul Revere for William Billings The New-England
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Puritan Collection: SUBMISSION OF JAMESTOWN. Governor William Berkeley and other colonial leaders at Jamestown, Virginia
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Puritan Collection: WILLIAMS RETURN, 1644. Roger Williams (c1603-1683) greeted by settlers on the Seekonk River in
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Puritan Collection: WITHCHCRAFT ACCUSATION. Goodwife Walford accused of witchcraft at Little Harbor, New Hampshire
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Puritan Collection: FIRST CHURCH AT SALEM. The first church at Salem, Massachusetts. Wood engraving, 19th century
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Puritan Collection: HUGH PETER (1598-1660). English cleric. Line engraving, English, 17th century
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Puritan Collection: NEW ENGLAND: QUAKER, 1660. A Quaker exhorter in New England, 1660
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Puritan Collection: NEW ENGLAND: SCHOOLHOUSE. A one-room schoolhouse in 17th century New England
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Puritan Collection: CHURCH OF THE PURITANS. The Church of the Puritans (Congregational)
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Puritan Collection: PURITANS: NEW HAVEN, 1638. Reverend John Davenport and his Puritan followers assemble in worship
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Puritan Collection: COLONIAL SHERIFF, c1680. A sheriff in New Hampshire colony, c1680
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Puritan Collection: GAGGED SCOLD, 17th CENTURY. A scold, or perhaps just an opinionated woman
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Puritan Collection: PURITAN CHURCH DRUMMER. In the absence of church bells, a drummer in 17th century New England
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Puritan Collection: ARRESTING A WITCH in the streets of Salem, Mass. 1692: engraving, 19th century, after Howard Pyle
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Puritan Collection: PURITANS AND QUAKERS, 1677. Quakers being whipped in Puritan Boston, Massachusetts, in the 1670s
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Puritan Collection: INCREASE MATHER (1639-1723). American clergyman. Engraving, American, 19th century
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Puritan Collection: SALEM WITCH TRIAL, 1692. The witchcraft trial of the Reverend George Burroughs at Salem
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Puritan Collection: CONNECTICUT: CHURCH, 1638. The first church erected in Hartford, Connecticut, 1638
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Puritan Collection: ENGLAND: ROYALIST SATIRE. An early Royalist satire on Oliver Cromwell (B) and his associates
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Puritan Collection: PILGRIMS LANDING, 1620. The Pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock, 1620
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Puritan Collection: SAMUEL GORTON (1592-1677). English religious leader. Gorton disputing with John Cotton just before
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Puritan Collection: CHURCH AT HINGHAM, 1680. Southern View of Hingham Church. The Congregationalist Church at Hingham
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Puritan Collection: THOMAS MORTON (1590-1647). English adventurer in America. John Endicott
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Puritan Collection: SAMOSET (c1590-1653). Native American chief of Monhegan Isle
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Puritan Collection: DUCKING STOOL, 17th C. The village gossip in a colonial American town punished for her sins by
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Puritan Collection: OPERA: I PURITANI, 1845. Scene from an 1845 London, England, production of Vincenzo Bellinis opera
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Puritan Collection: SALEM WITCHCRAFT, 1692. The witchcraft delusion at Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692
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Puritan Collection: CAVALIERS & PURITANS in England during the reign of Charles I, c1640
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Puritan Collection: ENGLAND: WATER MILL. Copper engraving, English, 17th century
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Puritan Collection: BATTLE OF WORCESTER, 1651. Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Worcester, 3 September 1651
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Puritan Collection: HOLIDAYS: HALLOWEEN Using the whispering rod in a colonial kitchen on Halloween: engraving
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Puritan Collection: CAVALIERS AND PURITANS. Cavaliers and Puritans in England during the reign of Charles I, c1640
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Puritan Collection: PURITAN FUGITIVES. English Puritans escaping to America. Steel engraving, 1874


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The Puritans, a group of English Protestants who sought to purify the Church of England from within, played a significant role in shaping early American history. Their journey began aboard the Mayflower at sea in 1620, as Pilgrims seeking religious freedom crossed treacherous waters to reach the shores of what would become Plymouth. Fast forward to 1637, and we find ourselves witnessing the trial of Anne Hutchinson at Boston. This courageous woman challenged traditional gender roles and religious authority, ultimately paying a heavy price for her beliefs. The wood engraving capturing this moment serves as a reminder of the struggles faced by those who dared to question societal norms. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic Ocean, Oliver Cromwell led his forces into battle at Edgehill during the English Civil War. His victory marked a turning point for Puritan influence in England and set the stage for future political developments. Back in America, Salem became synonymous with hysteria and injustice during the infamous witch trials of 1692. Court records reveal chilling testimonies that tore communities apart as innocent lives were lost amidst accusations fueled by fear and superstition. Yet not all Puritan stories end tragically; some found solace in new settlements like Hartford, Connecticut. These first settlers forged their own path away from persecution and established communities where they could practice their faith freely. However, not everyone was fortunate enough to escape punishment. Families banished from Puritan Massachusetts faced hardship as they tried to rebuild their lives elsewhere – reminders that dissent often came with severe consequences. Throughout these tumultuous times, influential figures such as Cotton Mather emerged with works like his Witchcraft book published in 1689 – texts that both perpetuated fears surrounding witchcraft while also documenting an era steeped in paranoia.