Tag: Portsmouth
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New England Genes: Anne Marbury Hutchinson Part 5: The Founding of Newport and Massacre in the Bronx, featuring John Throckmorton
Anne Hutchinson was very ill after her incarceration in the Weld house. Yet, the likes of Winthrop and Dudley had little compassion for her. The harsh winter was coming to an end. People wanted to get out of their houses, so it was time for a show trial. Most of Anne’s family were gone to…
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New England Genes: Roger Williams, Banned in Boston Part 2
Continued from Part 1 It seemed banishment was unlikely to stop the pugnacious Roger Williams, so a scheme was hatched to kidnap him and place him on a ship back to England where he would surely be imprisoned, if not executed, once they explained his crimes to the King. His old friend John Winthrop, who…