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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.
5 years, 3 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.
5 years, 4 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.
5 years, 4 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…
5 years, 4 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 Fr…
5 years, 4 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.
5 years, 4 months ago
Episode 21: The Wendat World
1616-1620
As the St. Lawrence fur trade (and interactions with the French) become common features of Wendat life, the Confederacy adapts itself to new…
5 years, 5 months ago
Episode 20: Mutual Misunderstandings
1615-1616
Champlain spends a year among the Wendat, and comes to realize that he still has a lot to learn about indigenous politics and diplomacy.
5 years, 5 months ago
Episode 19: Jesuit Acadia
1610-1613
An uneasy partnership between settlers and missionaries attempts to revive France's colonial presence in Acadia.
5 years, 5 months ago
Episode 18: Lies on the Ottawa
1612-1613
Champlain finally gets to see what lies beyond the great rapids. But up the Ottawa River, he finds that he doesn't know who he can trust.
5 years, 5 months ago