Mar 27, 2019
ANNOUNCEMENT: I'm planning to change the name of this
podcast, either to "American Origins" or "Rejects &
Revolutionaries."
Richard Ingle is arrested for treason in Maryland, Virginia starts
kicking out Puritans, Barbados takes a unique approach to avoiding
factional conflict, and Barbados colonist James Drax asks...
Mar 20, 2019
In 1643, the debate between the deputies and the magistrates intensified in Massachusetts, and puritans in both old and New England debated the merits of Presbyterianism and Congregationalism. The fundamental issue underlying both controversies was how far the revolution should go. Should England retain an...
Mar 13, 2019
A brief overview of the events leading to civil war in England, plus Americans' initial responses to developments in their home country.
Mar 8, 2019
This episode is identical to the last episode, but because I'd uploaded a truncated file the last time, and the file change itself can cause some technical glitches, I'm just re-uploading this as a whole new episode. This one will expire at the end of the month.
Mar 6, 2019
An overview of what English America looked like before war started in 1642, including a brief introduction to the foundation of the earliest successful Caribbean colonies.