Author Archives: Rebecca Beatrice Brooks

About Rebecca Beatrice Brooks

Rebecca Beatrice Brooks is the author and publisher of the History of Massachusetts Blog. Rebecca is a freelance journalist and history lover who got her start in journalism working for small-town newspapers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire after she graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a B.A. in journalism. Visit this site's About page to find out more about Rebecca.

King Philip’s War Timeline

King Philip’s War was a war between the English colonists and the Native Americans in New England in the late 17th century. It was a brief but deadly war with… Read more »

Pirate Edward Low of Boston

Edward “Ned” Low was an English-born pirate who later moved to Boston, Mass in his youth. Low was born into poverty in Westminster, London in 1690 and later became a… Read more »

Philip Ashton: The Castaway

Philip Ashton Jr was a fisherman from Marblehead who was captured by pirates off the coast of Nova Scotia and later escaped on a remote island in the Caribbean where… Read more »

History of Marblehead, Massachusetts

Marblehead is a historic town in Massachusetts. It was first inhabited by the Naumkeag tribe before being settled as a fishing village by the Massachusetts Bay colonists in the 17th… Read more »

History of Amesbury, Massachusetts

Amesbury is a historic town in Massachusetts. Located in Essex County, Amesbury was settled as a part of Salisbury in the early 17th century but officially separated and was incorporated… Read more »