Historical place archive

New England in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at New England in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

1 records1 event labels1 people1616–1616

Historical events in New England

1616

1616
Rule of New England
John Smith · Exploration and Discovery

Gives "New England" its name

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and New England. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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