David S. Reynolds' book examines the twin legacies of the Mayflower, which carried the Pilgrims to Plymouth in 1620, and the White Lion, which brought the first enslaved Africans to Virginia in 1619.

History buff or not, most can recall the story of the Mayflower and the Pilgrims' fight for religious freedom. It did, after all, play a big part in setting the foundations of American Democracy. "The ...

The 400th anniversary of the day the Mayflower dropped anchor in Plymouth Harbor on Dec. 16, 1620, is the 400th anniversary of an American beginning—for the nation as a practice, an idea, an ...

The United States and Britain will commemorate 400 years since the Pilgrim ship made its crossing. The events are more politically charged on one side of the Atlantic than the other. By Farah Nayeri ...

Josh Cotts is the Lead Features and Lists Editor at GameRant. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Arizona State University in 2019 with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Media Studies and has been ...

One of the myths that has evolved over the 400 years since the Mayflower voyage is that the Mayflower sailed from Plymouth England to the American coast, and that the Pilgrims named the place that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. May 5—Dick Stone couldn't get the image out of his head. It was a 1957 photograph of the Mayflower II, the replica of a ship that ...

An image showing early VR models of the Mayflower and Speedwell. The Speedwell was left behind in Sutton Pool after two attempts to make the transatlantic crossing failed. HIT Team, University of ...

Mayflower II will close to visitors in July as the historic ship prepares to join the Sail Boston 2026 celebration.