Charles II kept a stronger Parliament within England than his father could have imagined, and he expanded the Navigation Acts, kept the policy of transportation, and pushed the slave trade. When news of the new king’s planned policies reached Virginia, Berkeley rushed to ask that they be revoked or modified to avoid crushing his colony. Read more about Restoration 4: Meet the new boss[…]
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[…]
After the Restoration prompted a bloody revolt by Thomas Venner’s Fifth Monarchist group in London, Charles II cast a wary eye on New England. Meanwhile, regicides Whalley and Goffe had escaped punishment in England to make their home in Massachusetts. The fallout would lead to the end of New Haven as a colony. Patreon BuyMeACoffee Read more about Restoration 2: hopes of paradise lost[…]