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Episode 31: Ste Marie Among the Hurons
1637-8
The Jesuits construct their own mission settlement within the Wendat Confederacy, re-shaping the social and political landscape of Huronia.
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 30: Mourning War
1637
Fueled by the destructive force of European diseases, the geo-political stability of the Great Lakes region breaks down, opening a period of sustained warfare.
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 29: Pestilence and Witchcraft
1637
Multiple waves of European infectious diseases sweep through the Great Lakes region, radically altering the societies there.
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 28: Soldiers of God
1634
In re-establishing a mission within the Wendat Confederacy, the Jesuits find themselves at the centre of a complex diplomatic network.
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 27: A New New France
1633-5
The French reclaim Quebec, and Richelieu gets a clean slate to implement his vision of New France as far more than just a fur market.
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 26: The First Conquest of Quebec
1627-1632
When war breaks out in Europe, English and Scottish entrepreneurs see an opportunity in a suddenly vulnerable French Canada.
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 25: The Canadian Theatre
1627
War in Europe casts the presence of the English and Scottish in Atlantic Canada in a new light.
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 24: Birth of an Empire
1624
New leadership in France once again re-invents Canada as an imperial project, with missionaries among the Wendat Confederacy acting as the agents of a trans-Atlantic empire.
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 23: Rivals
1613-1624
A rival Indigenous/European alliance emerges to the south of the St. Lawrence, and threatens to divert the inland fur trade away from New France.
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 22: Profit, Glory, and Honour
1616-1622
After almost 20 years of turmoil, Champlain's project finally achieves a degree of stability in both Canada and France.
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago