The origins of America
[mc4wp_form id=”123″] Listen on: iTunes Subscribe on Android Stitcher and more Four months alone … When Newport left for England, conditions in Jamestown crumbled. They didn’t have enough food, and leadership was consumed by faction fighting. Illness ran rampant, and soon half the colonists were dead. Kendall was executed for mutiny after threatening to tell the Spanish Read more about Jamestown 2: John Smith and Pocahontas[…]
[mc4wp_form id=”123″] Listen on: iTunes Subscribe on Android Stitcher and more When the first settlers arrived at Jamestown, it seemed like paradise. Settlers ventured through lush forests and met native peoples. Unfortunately, they’d gotten a late start, meaning they were running low on food. In addition, it was clear that some settlers weren’t exactly who they Read more about Jamestown: Paradise[…]
[mc4wp_form id=”123″] Listen on: iTunes Subscribe on Android Stitcher and more The story of Roanoke gives us a unique glimpse into English colonization failures. Colonization wasn’t easy. Life on ships was hard. North America was little-understood. Communication was impossible, and it took a huge amount of money. The Spanish were ready to wipe out any settlement that Read more about The Lost Colony of Roanoke[…]
Listen on: iTunes Subscribe on Android Stitcher and more The social turmoil Henry VIII (and his first two crowned children) introduced would ultimately lead England into a Civil War, but two monarchs managed to maintain stability and peace despite the opposing forces. Elizabeth I and James I/VII not only maintained English stability and fostered some of England’s greatest Read more about Prologue: Why the English came to America, Pt. 2[…]
[mc4wp_form id=”123″] Listen on: iTunes Subscribe on Android Stitcher and more Henry VIII created the social upheaval which ultimately fueled people colonizing America. In his quest for peace and stability, he created extreme instability which, at its height, led 40,000 people to rise against him in one year. This was the defining moment of the social groups Read more about Prologue: Why the English came to America[…]
[mc4wp_form id=”123″] Listen in: iTunes Subscribe on Android What can you expect when you tune in to the American History Podcast? Find out in the first episode.