Jun 27, 2018
Four days after clergy held a synod to determine theological truths, the Court decided to eliminate the heresy by any means necessary. Wheelwright and Anne Hutchinson were convicted of sedition and banished after long, heated trials, and their supporters were given the choice between recanting and banishment. Under...
Jun 20, 2018
Political maneuvering and outright hostility turned a Bostonian theological movement into the basis of a colony-wide controversy.
Jun 13, 2018
Also known as the Free Grace Controversy, this dispute pitted John Winthrop and most non-Boston leadership against Anne Hutchinson, Henry Vane and John Wheelwright (supported by John Cotton). It was a battle for the theological and political heart of the colony.
Jun 6, 2018
As the king prepared to fully take over Massachusetts, the colonists first dabbled with the idea of independence. Meanwhile, a new group of settlers arrived with a patent to colonize an area of Connecticut. A second group left Massachusetts for Connecticut after clashes with John Cotton, and Roger Williams was exiled,...