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Season 1 Episode 60
In this episode we learn the political and geopolitical foundations of New France and the importance of the beloved King Henri IV to French expansion…
4 years, 6 months ago
Introduction to Samuel de Champlain and Some Other Stuff
Season 1 Episode 59
In this episode we introduce Samuel de Champlain, without whom there might never have been a meaningful French presence in northern North America, la…
4 years, 6 months ago
Jamestown and the Powhatans Part 5
Season 1 Episode 58
In this episode we conclude John Smith's run at Jamestown -- he will depart on October 4, 1609 after a severe injury and, more relevantly, having bee…
4 years, 6 months ago
Jamestown and the Powhatans Part 4
Season 1 Episode 57
This is the 57th episode of the podcast, so we take a very brief digression to discuss that milestone. Mostly, this episode looks at the first nine m…
4 years, 7 months ago
Jamestown and the Powhatans Part 3
Season 1 Episode 56
It is late May, 1607, and Jamestown has survived the first organized attack against the settlement, this time from an alliance of five tribes from th…
4 years, 7 months ago
Jamestown and the Powhatans Part 2
Season 1 Episode 55
This episode looks at the prophecy that animated Powhatan's consolidation of power in the region, the violent first encounters between the Virginia C…
4 years, 7 months ago
Jamestown and the Powhatans Part 1
Season 1 Episode 54
In late December, 1606, in London’s River Thames, three small ships were anchored awaiting a voyage across the Atlantic. Those three ships were the …
4 years, 7 months ago
The Popham/Sagadahoc Colony and Other Adventures on the Coast of New England 1602-08 Part 2
Season 1 Episode 53
This week we continue and complete our story of the English adventures along the coast of New England in the first decade of the 17th century, includ…
4 years, 7 months ago
The Popham/Sagadahoc Colony and Other Adventures on the Coast of New England 1602-08 Part 1
Season 1 Episode 52
The English established a colony on the coast near today’s Phippsburg, Maine in 1607, only a couple of months after the founding of Jamestown. It wou…
4 years, 8 months ago
The Rediscovery of New Mexico and the Last Conquistadors 1580 - 1610
Season 1 Episode 51
It is 1580. Virtually no Spaniards have returned to New Mexico or the American southwest since the return of the remnants of the Coronado and Soto ex…
4 years, 8 months ago