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[…]
In the final episode of our English Civil War series, we discuss the Restoration. After Cromwell died, there was chaos that could have erupted in yet another round of war. Instead, though, the return of Charles II to the throne of England occurred without bloodshed, which only intensified the excitement over his return. With the Read more about ECW 32: The Restoration[…]
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?[…]
1655 was the year of the first Virginia law which mentioned slavery as a legitimate institution, and the Commonwealth Era was also the one which saw England take active, organized steps to enter the slave trade. In this episode, we discuss the history of England’s Western Africa trade, and exactly what was going on, slavery-wise, Read more about ECW 25: The Guinea Company[…]
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[…]
In 1648, Virginia banished two more puritan preachers, and not only is this event a good glimpse into issues Virginia faced following Parliamentary victory, it became an event that affected the course of both Virginia and Maryland history. Introduction I had meant to talk about Maryland this week, and the story I’m telling was originally Read more about ECW 14: Common Prayer[…]
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 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)[…]