[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[…]