Settlers in Massachusetts needed cash, but England wouldn't send any. So, they created their own mint in Boston and began ...

A small silver coin that was struck in 17th century Boston just sold for $2.5 million dollars. The 1652 Massachusetts ...

Occultism and nation-building have been strangely intertwined, particularly in the gestation of America, writes Ed Simon ...

The 13 original colonies of the United States were the foundation of what would become a new nation, born from a blend of ambition, conflict and compromise. These colonies stretched along the Atlantic ...

The origins of Harvard Divinity School and of the study of theology at Harvard can be traced back to the very beginning of Harvard College, when an initial fund of 400 pounds from the General Court of ...

An account from John Winthrop, then-governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, recounts her trial and eventual hanging. This was in 1648, making Jones the first person to ever be executed for ...

The 17th century settlers of Massachusetts Bay Colony needed a variety of supplies to build the colony. They bought some supplies with them but needed a source for additional materials. From 1646 to ...

Another colony called the Massachusetts Bay Colony, a group of English Puritans, later arrived and eventually absorbed Plymouth to form one royal colony.

Another colony called the Massachusetts Bay Colony, a group of English Puritans, later arrived and eventually absorbed Plymouth to form one royal colony.