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John Carver
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

John Carver

John Carver (l. 1584-1621 CE) was one of the leaders of the Mayflower expedition, first signer of the Mayflower Compact, and first governor of Plymouth Colony. He was a prominent member of the separatist congregation of Leiden, the Netherlands...
John André
Definition by Harrison W. Mark

John André

Major John André (1750-1780) was a British military officer who served in the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). He is best known for negotiating with the American turncoat Benedict Arnold, who offered to hand over the stronghold of...
John Tyler
Definition by Harrison W. Mark

John Tyler - The Pariah President of the US

John Tyler (1790-1862) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the tenth president of the United States. His presidency was a tumultuous one – initially elected as vice president, he came to office after the death of his predecessor...
John Robinson
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

John Robinson

John Robinson (l. 1576-1625 CE) was the pastor of the Leiden congregation of separatists, some of whom made up the party (later known as pilgrims) who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620 CE to establish the Plymouth Colony in North America. Robinson...
John Stuart Mill
Definition by Donald L. Wasson

John Stuart Mill

John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) was a highly influential English philosopher of the Victorian Era. His writings were influenced by the Enlightenment thinkers and German Romanticism. Besides philosophical works, he wrote on mathematics, language...
King Philip (Metacom)
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

King Philip (Metacom)

Metacomet (also known as King Philip and Metacom, l. 1638-1676) was chief of the Wampanoag Confederacy between 1662-1676, best known as the leader of Native American forces during the conflict known as King Philip’s War (1675-1678) during...
John Calvin
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

John Calvin

John Calvin (l. 1509-1564) was a French Reformer, pastor, and theologian considered among the greatest of the Protestant Reformation along with Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546) and Huldrych Zwingli (l. 1484-1531). Calvin synthesized the differing...
Interview: Arcadian Days by John Spurling
Interview by Kelly Macquire

Interview: Arcadian Days by John Spurling

Join World History Encyclopedia as they sit down with John Spurling to talk about his new book of Greek mythology retellings Arcadian Days, published by Pegasus Books. Kelly: Thank you so much for joining me to talk about your book Arcadian...
Birthplace of John Adams and John Quincy Adams in Braintree, MA
Image by G. N. Frankenstein

Birthplace of John Adams and John Quincy Adams in Braintree, MA

Birthplace of John Adams (right) and his son John Quincy Adams (left) in Braintree, Massachusetts, oil painting by G. N. Frankenstein, 1849. National Park Service.
A Soldier Recalls the Trail of Tears: John G. Burnett Account
Article by Joshua J. Mark

A Soldier Recalls the Trail of Tears: John G. Burnett Account

John G. Burnett (b. 11 December 1810) was a private in the US Army in 1838 when he was ordered to act as interpreter between US officials and the Cherokee during the forced removal of Native Americans now known as the Trail of Tears. On his...
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