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Back to SearchKing Philip's War 7: The Turn of the Tide
Season 1 Episode 187
Maps of New England during King Philip’s War March 1676 had been catastrophic for the settlers of New England. Algonquians allied with Metacom (King …
1 year, 1 month ago
King Philip's War 6: The Awful Winter of 1676
Season 1 Episode 186
Maps of New England during King Philip’s War After the Great Swamp Fight, Josiah Winslow turned away overtures from the Narragansetts for a ceasefire…
1 year, 2 months ago
King Philip's War 5: Enter the Narragansetts
Season 1 Episode 185
Maps of New England during King Philip’s War It is the fall of 1675, and "King Philip's War" rages on. The English colonies of Massachusetts Bay, Pl…
1 year, 2 months ago
Sidebar: “The Soldier’s Faith,” a Memorial Day Speech (Encore Presentation)
Season 1 Episode 184
This is an encore presentation of a Sidebar episode we originally posted on Memorial Day 2023. It seems even more relevant today, strange as that ma…
1 year, 3 months ago
Interview with Matthew J. Tuininga
Season 1 Episode 183
Matthew J. Tuininga is Professor of Christian Ethics and the History of Christianity at Calvin Theological Seminary in Michigan. He is author or edit…
1 year, 3 months ago
King Philip’s War 4: “Wheeler’s Surprise” and the Problem of Counterinsurgency
Season 1 Episode 182
Maps of New England during King Philip’s War At the end of July 1675 two important things were happening at once. King Philip, known as Metacom to hi…
1 year, 4 months ago
Sidebar: The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere 2: The Ride
Season 1 Episode 181
This is the second of two "Sidebar" episodes in honor of the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s famous ride, which we will celebrate on the night of …
1 year, 4 months ago
Sidebar: The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere 1: The Prelude
Season 1 Episode 180
April 18, 2025 is the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's "Midnight Ride" to alarm the towns around Boston that the "Regulars" were marching out to ca…
1 year, 4 months ago
King Philip’s War 3: The Fire Spreads
Season 1 Episode 179
It is July 1675 in New England. On June 23, fighting men of the Wampanoag nation and of Plymouth Colony had begun killing each other and enemy civil…
1 year, 4 months ago
King Philip’s War 2: Lighting the Match
Season 1 Episode 178
After Massasoit's death in 1660 or 1661, his son Wamsutta became sachem of the Pokonoket community and the leading sachem of the Wampanoag confederat…
1 year, 4 months ago