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Episode 117: A Favourable Moment
1813 brings another invasion of Upper Canada, this time threatening to cut the colony in two.
3 years, 7 months ago
Episode 116: Queenston Heights
After his victory at Detroit, Isaac Brock rushes to the Niagara border to meet a second invasion force.
3 years, 7 months ago
Episode 115: A Mere Matter of Marching
The War of 1812 begins with an invasion of western Upper Canada.
3 years, 7 months ago
Episode 114: War
Yet another diplomatic crisis strains Anglo-American relations. Only this time, neither side is able to prevent the descent into war.
3 years, 7 months ago
Episode 113: The Hart Affair
After exhausting every other possible disagreement, French-Canadian reformers and Lower Canadian officials battle over the political and civil rights…
3 years, 8 months ago
Episode 112: The Race to the Pacific
Amid rising political tensions in North America, rival American and Canadian fur companies race to establish a base on the Pacific Ocean.
3 years, 8 months ago
Episode 111: Prince Edward Island
The British experiment with new methods of colonization on an island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
3 years, 8 months ago
Episode 110: Affection to Animosity
A prolonged war-time boom propels Newfoundland towards self-sufficiency, while impatient Newfoundlanders wonder if Britain will ever recognize their …
3 years, 8 months ago
Episode 109: Tecumseh and the Chesapeake
Simultaneous crises on the Atlantic and on the western frontier bring the United States and Britain closer to war than at any time since the Revoluti…
3 years, 8 months ago
Episode 108: At High Romps
Upper Canada matures into a developed colony, complete with shipwrecks, murder, and drunken carriage rides up Yonge Street.
3 years, 9 months ago