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The Standards Site: History at Key Stage 3: Elizabeth I
This site provides lesson plans and activities designed to engage students in learning about the drama and history of the Elizabethan era.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: John Winthrop
Overview and biographical facts on the life of John Winthrop, founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in New England.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Salem Witchcraft Trials
This article on the Salem Witchcraft Trials describes the people and events that led to the hanging of 19 people in 1692.
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Early Settlements in New England and Distribution of the Indian Tribes, 1686
A map of the Dominion of New England (1686), showing the early settlements and the general tribal lands of the Pawtuckets, Massachusetts, Wampanoags, Narragansets, Nipmucks, Pequods, and Mohegans. "New England, a collective name given to...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: New Hampshire and Vermont, 1898
A map from 1898 of New Hampshire and Vermont. "New Hampshire, one of the thirteen original States. Settled by English Puritans at Dover and Portsmouth 1623. Named for Hampshire County, England, called the 'Granite State.’ Ratified United...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Old Ship Meetinghouse
This Puritan meetinghouse was constructed in 1681 and is claimed to be the oldest church in the nation still used for religious services.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Archbishop Edmund Grindal
Edmund Grindal (c. 1519 - 6 July 1583) was an English church leader who successively held the posts of Bishop of London, Archbishop of York and Archbishop of Canterbury. In 1570 Grindal became Archbishop of York, where Puritans were few...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Bishop Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy Taylor (1613 - 13 August 1667) was a clergyman in the Church of England who achieved fame as an author during The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. He is sometimes known as the "Shakespeare of Divines" for his poetic style of...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Bishop John Jewel
John Jewel (May 24, 1522 - September 23, 1571), was an English bishop of Salisbury. Under Elizabeth's succession he returned to England, and made earnest efforts to secure what would now be called a low-church settlement of religion; he...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charles Warner
An American essayist and novelist, was born of Puritan ancestry, in Plainfield, Massachusetts.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Cotton Mather
Cotton Mather was a socially and politically influential New England Puritan minister, prolific author, and pamphleteer. He is often remembered for his connection to the Salem witch trials.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: George F Edmunds
Senator Edmunds is descended from Quaker and Puritanic parentage. He is a Vermonter by birth, having been born at Richmond, Febuary 1, 1828. -The Popular Cyclopedia, 1888 US Senator from Vermont 1866-1891.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Eliot
John Eliot (c. 1604 - 21 May 1690) was a Puritan missionary born in Widford, Hertfordshire, England.
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Etc: Clip Art Etc: John Eliot Preaching to the Indians
John Eliot (c. 1604 - 21 May 1690) was a Puritan missionary born in Widford, Hertfordshire, England. Picture here, he is preaching to the Indians.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Winthrop
John Winthrop (12 January 1588 - 26 March 1649) led a group of English Puritans to the New World, joined the Massachusetts Bay Company in 1629 and was elected their governor in October 1629. Between 1639 and 1648 he was voted out of...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Richard Baxter
(1615-1691) An English Puritan church leader, scholar, and known as "the chief of English Protestant Schoolmen."
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