Charles II’s return to the throne saw England finalize its transformation into an empire. Cromwellian innovations were finalized, including the slave trade, slavery, Navigation Acts, standing navy, transportation and direct government control of the colonies. New colonies would be added over the course of time, including Carolina, New York and Pennsylvania.
Henry Morgan’s piratical exploits during the Second Anglo-Dutch War took him not into combat with England’s allies, but rather against the Spanish of Cuba and Panama. Website (transcripts) Intelligent Speech Conference information! Henry Morgan book Transcript We’ve talked about Barbados handling the Second Anglo-Dutch War almost alone, and the question of what Jamaica was doing at Read more about Restoration 9: war and pieces of eight[…]
When the Restoration happened, Barbados requested to be made a crown colony, thinking its rights would be better protected. In return for giving up his proprietary rights, Willoughby was made Barbados’s first royal governor. Suddenly, Barbadians were faced with the first real imposition to their self-government in well over a decade, and the conflict frustrated Read more about Barbados in the Restoration[…]
Charles II kept a stronger Parliament within England than his father could have imagined, and he expanded the Navigation Acts, kept the policy of transportation, and pushed the slave trade. When news of the new king’s planned policies reached Virginia, Berkeley rushed to ask that they be revoked or modified to avoid crushing his colony. Read more about Restoration 4: Meet the new boss[…]
A political fight in Maryland highlights the colony’s new state of affairs – Lord Baltimore may own the colony, but he has virtually no power there. Support this podcast on Patreon Buy me a Coffee for one-time donations Transcript After Cromwell’s death, Puritans made one last significant attempt to assert control over Maryland, and the Read more about Restoration 3: Fendall’s Rebellion[…]
After the Restoration prompted a bloody revolt by Thomas Venner’s Fifth Monarchist group in London, Charles II cast a wary eye on New England. Meanwhile, regicides Whalley and Goffe had escaped punishment in England to make their home in Massachusetts. The fallout would lead to the end of New Haven as a colony. Patreon BuyMeACoffee Read more about Restoration 2: hopes of paradise lost[…]
Overview A quick recap of everything that’s changed in America during the period of the English Civil Wars and Interregnum/Commonwealth, as well as problems colonists are facing going into the reign of King Charles II. By the way, I’ve got a patreon (for ongoing support) and Buy Me a Coffee (easier for one-time donations) now, Read more about Restoration 1: America in 1660[…]