“The Awfull Hand of God Upon Us:” A Minister’s Role in King Philip’s War (online)

Join historian Len Travers for an online talk about The Rev. John Cotton, longtime pastor of the Plymouth church, and his role in the events that began, and ended, the conflict known as King Philip’s War (1675-1676).  The talk will be broadcast on Friday, February 21 at noon through Zoom and is sponsored by the Alden Kindred of America.   Advance registration is required to attend.  Please visit Here or on the Event Website to register.
The Rev. Cotton’s duties to his congregation, and his responsibilities as missionary to the colony’s Christian Indians, put him front and center in the murder trial that initiated the war, the spiritual revival that sustained the war-weary English colonists, and the final, tragic decisions made concerning enemy prisoners.
Len Travers is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts. He is co-editor of The Correspondence of Rev. John Cotton, Jr. 1640-1699, (2009) published by The Colonial Society of Massachusetts.