Henry Vane the Younger
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Sir Henry Vane, often referred to as Harry Vane and Henry Vane the Younger to distinguish him from his father, was an English politician and colonial administrator. He was briefly present in North Ame
Portrait by Gerard Soest, 1637
Sir Henry Vane the Elder, portrait by Michiel Janszoon van Mierevelt
A 1901 artist’s impression of the trial of Anne Hutchinson.
Engraving by Wenceslas Hollar depicting the trial of the Earl of Strafford
Pequot War
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The Pequot War was a conflict that took place in 1636 and ended in 1638 in New England, between the Pequot nation and a joint effort of the English colonists from the Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, and
Henry Vane the Younger
…upon the request of the congregation of the Boston church. During Vane's tenure a dispute with the Pequot tribe of present-day southeastern Connecticut boiled over into war. In 1636 the boat of a Massachusetts trader named John Oldham was found near Block Island, overrun by Indians. Further examination by the discoverers…
A 19th-century engraving depicting an incident in the Pequot War
Engraving depicting Endecott's landing on Block Island