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Posted on March 31, 2020July 28, 2020

10 questions with John Turner

A portrait of historian John Turner

Sponsored by BYU Studies—Historian John Turner has written about evangelicals, christology, and even Brigham Young. He turns his attention to early American concepts of liberty in They Knew They Were Pilgrims: Plymouth Colony and the Contest for American Liberty (Yale University Press, 2020). Continue reading “10 questions with John Turner”

Posted on November 19, 2019November 19, 2019

10 questions with Jennifer Potter

Sponsored by BYU Studies—In the 1600s, the Virginia Company of London shipped 56 young women across the ocean to become the brides of American settlers.

Were they adventurers, victims, or something in between? Continue reading “10 questions with Jennifer Potter”

Posted on July 2, 2019July 10, 2019

10 questions with Liz Covart

Sponsored by BYU Studies—Liz Covart is host of the Ben Franklin’s World podcast and Digital Projects Editor for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture. She has a Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Davis. Continue reading “10 questions with Liz Covart”

Posted on April 2, 2018September 1, 2020

10 questions with Peter Marshall

Sponsored by BYU Studies—Historians often interpret the English Reformation in simple ways, but the reality was messy. Join historian Peter Marshall as he discusses his book, Heretics and Believers: A History of the English Reformation.

Continue reading “10 questions with Peter Marshall”
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