William Penn: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Mary Maples Dunn and Richard S. Dunn (eds.), The Papers of William Penn, 5 vol. (1981–87), provides access to his documents. Penn’s life is discussed in William Isaac Hull, William Penn: A Topical Biography (1937, reprinted 1971); Catherine Owens Peare, William Penn: A Biography (1956, reissued 1966); Joseph E. Illick, William Penn the Politician: His Relations with the English Government (1965); and Harry Emerson Wildes, William Penn (1974). Mary Maples Dunn, William Penn: Politics and Conscience (1967), examines the Quaker leader’s ideas. Melvin B. Endy, Jr., William Penn and Early Quakerism (1973), studies his religious thought. Richard S. Dunn and Mary Maples Dunn (eds.), The World of William Penn (1986), collects essays on Penn, contemporary Britain and America, and Quakerism.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Online Library of Liberty - OLLs October (Belated) Birthday: William Penn (October 14, 1644 July 30, 1718). | Oct 01, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jul 26, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ExplorePAHistory.com - The Vision of William Penn. | May 29, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Heritage History - William Penn. | Feb 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS - A Taste of History - William Penn. | Nov 19, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Oct 10, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Park Service - William Penn. | Jun 03, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Online Library of Liberty - OLLs October (Belated) Birthday: William Penn (October 14, 1644 July 30, 1718). | Sep 06, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 01, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - William Penn's Holy Experiment. | Jun 15, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Quaker.org - William Penn, America's First Great Champion for Liberty and Peace. | Apr 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: New Netherland Institute - Biography of William Penn. | Mar 10, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Bill of Rights Institute - William Penn and the Founding of Pennsylvania. | Oct 13, 2022 | ||
| Added cross-references throughout. | Jan 07, 2021 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Sep 10, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Colonial America - William Penn. | May 22, 2019 | ||
| Replaced photograph. | Feb 08, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: America's Story from America's Library - Biography of William Penn. | Apr 23, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States History - Biography of William Penn. | Apr 23, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of William Penn. | Aug 26, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: History Central - The Colonies - Biography of William Penn. | Aug 26, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Christian Classics Ethereal Library - Biography of William Penn. | Aug 26, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pennsylvania Center for the Book - Biography of William Penn. | Aug 26, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: UShistory.org - William Penn. | Aug 26, 2013 | ||
| Media added. | May 20, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Pennsbury Manor - William Penn. | Apr 07, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: 2020site - William Penn. | Apr 07, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Doc Heritage - William Penn. | Apr 07, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: SackLunch - Biography of William Penn. | Apr 07, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: David Nash Ford's Berkshire History - William Penn. | Apr 04, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: American Studies at The University of Virginia - Biography of William Penn. | Apr 04, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: American Studies at the University of Virginia - William Penn. | Jun 28, 2006 | ||
| Media added. | May 11, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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