This talk, by Neil Wright, Boston, England’s leading historian, describes the town from which the Puritans came, how the town of the same name in America became a Puritan stronghold, and what compelled them to leave their English home. Wright begins by describing the old town and its isolated setting amidst extensive fens, its medieval street layout and ancient buildings. Click here for an 85-minute video of Wright’s presentation by the Partnership of Historic Bostons on July 24, 2024.

(Above) Roxanne Reddington-Wilde introduces Wright who begins by talking about the geographic location of Boston in Lincolnshire, the second largest county in England.

(Above) Wright then describes the economic rise and fall of the town in the 17th and 18th centuries.

(Above) Wright concludes his presentation by talking about the migration of hundreds of its citizens to the American town of Boston starting with the Great Migration in 1630, including John Winthrop and John Cotton.