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Episode 51: The Empire Humbled
The new governor of New France attempts to solve the colony's Iroquois problem by marching an army into the wilderness beyond the St. Lawrence.
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 50: The Middle Ground
Competition with the Iroquois Confederacy forces the French to develop new forms of economic and diplomatic power in the pays d'en haut.
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 49: Mistress of My Own Body
Large scale peace-time migrations produce new hybrid communities on the St. Lawrence. Iroquois, Wendat, and Algonquin identities overlap, and new Christian adaptations emerge.
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 48: Desire to Live Indifferent
A devastating war between English settlers and their Abenaki neighbours to the north creates a new geo-political environment for both Canada and Acadia.
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 47: Filles de Roi
The intendant of New France, Jean Talon, conducts and audit and finds that the colony lacks a crucial ingredient - women.
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
Episode 46: The Manitous
Missionaries follow fur traders into the pays d'en haut west of New France, and find new societies emerging out of the chaos and migrations of the 1650s.
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
Episode 45: The Bottom of the Bay
Two of New France's premier fur traders leave the colony in frustration, and seek English backers for a rival operation in the far north.
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
Episode 44: Peace
After a generation of war, the Iroquois Confederation and the French allied nations find themselves more integrated than ever before.
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
Episode 43: A Maritime Tour
Catching up on developments in the Maritime region - from a haven for English Catholics in Newfoundland, to life for Acadians under English rule.
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
Episode 42: Seigneurs and Habitants
The relationship between aristocrat and peasant shifts as it crosses the Atlantic, creating a new category - the habitant.
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago