The story of Plymouth Plantation, starting when the Pilgrims went to Leiden. The Mayflower, the First Thanksgiving, and the foundation of New England.
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Listen on: iTunes Subscribe on Android Stitcher and more A religious and financial crisis The Lyford Affair and the story of Emmanuel Altham show how precarious even a stable colony could be in the Jacobean Era. External financial backing was vital, and a minor error could ruin the finances of even the wealthiest person. Then, when Read more about Plymouth 7: The Lyford Affair[…]
[mc4wp_form id=”123″] Listen on: iTunes Subscribe on Android Stitcher and more Wessagusset Relations with Massasoit were repaired when Winslow helped to heal the sachem from Typhus. After he did that, Massasoit told Hobbamock that the Massachusetts were planning to wipe out both Plymouth and Wessagusset (the colony founded by Weston’s men) in the same day. Standish took Read more about Plymouth 6: Wessagusset[…]
[mc4wp_form id=”123″] Listen on: iTunes Subscribe on Android Stitcher and more In 1622 … Relations with the Poconoquets deteriorated thanks to Squanto’s manipulation, and Bradford’s unwillingness to turn over his friend for execution. The Pilgrims built a fort, and the town was overrun by “strangers” who didn’t share the original settlers’ Calvinist inclinations. Food became a Read more about Plymouth 5: One year later[…]
[mc4wp_form id=”123″] Listen on: iTunes Subscribe on Android Stitcher and more The First Thanksgiving The Pilgrims reached a peace agreement with Massasoit of the Poconoquet tribe – a sachem with alliances across New England. They spent the next few months growing crops and strengthening their peace with the local tribes. A year after they’d set sail, Read more about Plymouth 4: The First Thanksgiving[…]
[mc4wp_form id=”123″] Listen on: iTunes Subscribe on Android Stitcher and more Founding Plymouth Colony and meeting the Indians After trekking through snow and water, witnessing the first New England birth, and many tragic deaths, the English founded Plymouth Plantation, a tiny town on a hill with a freshwater creek and 7 houses. After growing increasingly unnerved about the Read more about Plymouth 3: Welcome, Englishmen[…]
[mc4wp_form id=”123″] Listen on: iTunes Subscribe on Android Stitcher and more The Pilgrims reach America Plymouth was a colony founded by people with no experience, and funded by people with no money. It was motivated by pure idealism, and hindered by the harsh realities of life. The Pilgrims found themselves sabotaged by the Dutch, and felt they were Read more about Plymouth 2: The Mayflower Compact[…]
[mc4wp_form id=”123″] Listen on: iTunes Subscribe on Android Stitcher and more The Brownist Emigration Brownism was the most severe form of political agitation of its time, and one which its opponents believed would lead to social turmoil, endless denominational fighting, rebellion against the monarchy, civil war, anarchy and dictatorship. In the roughest part of England, a rural area Read more about Plymouth 1: The Brownist Emigration[…]