Listen on: iTunesSubscribe on Android, Stitcher and more A huge amount of the information in this episode comes from Timothy Riordan’s book, The Plundering Time. So little survives from the event that virtually nothing was known before Riordan made his extensive and detailed survey & analysis of existing data and testimony. In addition, it was well written, Read more about English Civil War 7: The Plundering Time[…]
Listen on: iTunesSubscribe on Android, Stitcher and more How did things ever get so far? Royalists, and indeed Presbyterians, in every colony were probably asking themselves that in 1644, but nowhere moreso in Bermuda, Virginia and Maryland. In slightly different ways, but at the same time, those royalist-dominated colonies became the first in the Americas to really Read more about English Civil War 6: War comes to America[…]
Listen on: iTunesSubscribe on Android, Stitcher and more Welcome back, everyone. Before we get started, I actually have an announcement to make. I have always regretted the title of this podcast, for a number of reasons. After going back and forth, not knowing what to do about it, I’ve officially decided to change the name. As for Read more about English Civil War 4: The worst and most dangerous times (and sugar)[…]
Listen on: iTunes Subscribe on Android Stitcher and more Governing the ungovernable There’s no record of West’s term. Harvey’s return ended in utter failure, and Wyatt (who was appointed to replace him) grew too political for the king’s comfort. And that’s when the one and only William Berkeley arrived. People wondered why he’d choose to waste his Read more about Royal Virginia 4: Harvey’s second term (and Berkeley’s arrival)[…]
Listen on: iTunes Subscribe on Android Stitcher and more A 17th Century American Revolution John Harvey’s governorship had some real highs. The population doubled in his term, war with the Powhatan was ended, food shortages disappeared, and tobacco problems started to be fixed. But, he was in a difficult political situation, and was not a skilled politician. Read more about Royal Virginia 3: The thrusting out of Governor Harvey[…]
Listen on: iTunes Subscribe on Android Stitcher and more Governor Harvey arrives John Harvey was one of the most important 17th Century Virginia governors, but he was a volatile ship’s captain trying to navigate the tricky politics of colonial Virginia. And Virginia had unique politics even for an English colony. The king, the merchants, the former Virginia Read more about Royal Virginia 2: Factions, again …[…]
Listen on: iTunes Subscribe on Android Stitcher and more The historical record is sparse in the years leading up to the English Civil War in Maryland. But, there are a few themes which emerge in what we do know: Catholics vs. Puritans A Catholic named William Lewis found two Puritans (one an indentured servant he managed) Read more about Maryland 6: To the edge of war[…]
Listen on: iTunes Subscribe on Android Stitcher and more And, America’s first Bill of Rights As Maryland colonists tried to establish the laws which would govern the colony, one of the biggest divisions was the issue of Church and state. The Jesuits wanted to see a very traditional interpretation of Church privilege, whereas some of the colonists Read more about Maryland 5: Church and state[…]
Listen on: iTunes Subscribe on Android Stitcher and more Struggle for the Chesapeake After a series of violent confrontations between Claiborne’s Kent Islanders and Calvert’s Marylanders, the courts of England take up the case of Baltimore’s patent vs. Claiborne’s trading rights. Virginia governor Harvey is also deposed and sent to England. Ultimately, Clobbery and Company sends George Read more about Maryland 4: The fight for Kent Island[…]
Listen on: iTunes Subscribe on Android Stitcher and more Catholicism and conflict in the Chesapeake In many ways, the establishment of Maryland was remarkably smooth. The settlers had been sent with enough supplies to get through the first growing season, and they established great relations with the local tribes. They prioritized growing corn, then building the town, Read more about Maryland 3: The first year[…]