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Episode 11: False Starts
1598-1603
The French see an opportunity to settle a colony in Canada, but find that they have bitten off more than they can chew.
Published on 5 years, 1 month ago
Episode 10: Mystery on the St. Lawrence
Europeans are suddenly drawn to Canadian fur. Meanwhile, the Upper St. Lawrence undergoes a cataclysmic change.
Published on 5 years, 1 month ago
Episode 9: An Alchemist Matter
England takes its turn attempting to colonize Canada, choosing as its destination the inhospitable arctic.
Published on 5 years, 1 month ago
Episode 8: The Basques
While the French abandon their colonization effort on the St. Lawrence, Canada's Atlantic coast plays host to a meeting of cultures from either side of the Atlantic.
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
Episode 7: As False as Canadian Diamonds
Jacques Cartier returns to Canada, this time intent on building the first permanent European settlement since the Norse period.
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
Episode 6: Jacques Cartier
Seeking a passage to the orient, a French explorer investigates reports of open sea to the west of Newfoundland.
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
Episode 5: New Found Land
Fishermen out of Bristol follow cod across the Atlantic, and find an entire continent.
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
Episode 4: The Three Sisters
Agriculture comes to the Great Lakes region, sparking an economic, political, and social revolution.
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
Episode 3: Arctic Migrations
Inter-continental migrations from east and west meet in the far north of Canada.
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
Episode 2: The Great Diversity
The last ice age ends, and humans follow the receding glaciers into Canada.
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago