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EXTRA 116. The Kirke Brothers

EXTRA 116. The Kirke Brothers

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STORY of AMERICA 🇺🇸 In 1628, an English fleet left Britain for the St. Lawrence River led by the adventurer privateer Kirke Brothers. Samuel de Champlain, anxiously awaited relief ships from France to feed the residents of Quebec who were on the point of starvation. In 1629, the five Kirke brothers, now aware of the desperate conditions facing the Quebecers, demanded a French surrender of the fort, settlement and fur-trading post.

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Audio credits: LibriVox—Founder of New France-A Chronicle of Champlain by C.W. Colby, read by K. McAsh; Victor Davis Hanson: Why Study History? (PragerU); What Is An Anachronism? 3 Uses of Anachronism article by Masterclass. Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.

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