[mc4wp_form id=”123″] Listen on: iTunes Subscribe on Android Stitcher and more Bad to worse … There were two opposing groups, with different interests in Jamestown. Newport represented the London Company, which wanted to find a “get rich quick” scheme. John Smith represented the colonists, who needed to be able to survive in the wilderness. In 1608, the two Read more about Jamestown 3: The Coronation of Powhatan[…]
[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[…]
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[…]