A political fight in Maryland highlights the colony’s new state of affairs – Lord Baltimore may own the colony, but he has virtually no power there. Support this podcast on Patreon Buy me a Coffee for one-time donations Transcript After Cromwell’s death, Puritans made one last significant attempt to assert control over Maryland, and the Read more about Restoration 3: Fendall’s Rebellion[…]
Cromwell decides in favor of Baltimore’s proprietorship in Maryland, Virginia works to subvert English puritan leadership and reinstall a royalist government, Bermuda has its first slave revolt, and Barbados foreshadows Revolutionary War sentiments by opposing taxation without representation. Full Text While Independent Puritans tried to process and understand the course their revolution was taking, Royalists Read more about ECW 30: How long is this Cromwell thing going to last, anyway?[…]
Maryland’s Civil War After taking over Virginia, puritans Richard Bennett and William Claiborne also take control of Maryland. Baltimore orders his governor, William Stone, to fight back. This conflict culminates in a bloody fight near Providence/Anne Arundel, involving nearly 400 Marylanders, known as the Battle of the Severn Full Text One could argue that the Read more about ECW 24: The Battle of the Severn[…]
When she heard about the regicide, one Bermuda colonist said she thought that “They that done it, would never see the face of Christ.” Introduction Before we get started, I just wanted to do a little housekeeping. School begins again next week, and my goal is going to be to do this as a biweekly Read more about ECW 18: Declarations of Independence[…]
Welcome back! This week, we’re going to talk about Maryland in the aftermath of the Plundering Time and the end of the First English Civil War. Introduction We left Maryland at a pivotal moment in its history. The Plundering Time was over, Calvert had resumed his role as governor of Maryland, and just afterward, he Read more about ECW 15: The Toleration Act[…]
Listen on: iTunesSubscribe on Android, Stitcher and more Transcript Welcome back, everyone, and thank you, yet again, for your patience! Introduction First, let me apologize for yet another massive delay between episodes. I’ve been working to transition into being a teacher, and then, I actually took a long term substitute teaching job, to get some Read more about English Civil War 8: Long Awaited Return[…]
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 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[…]