American Political History

American Political History

With American Political History I'm committed to bringing you bite-sized, digestible episodes that make history approachable for everyone, not just the history buffs. My goal is to engage you, to make you feel connected with the past, and to understand how it shapes our present and future. So, sit back, or better yet, take a walk or a drive, and let's journey through history together, one bite, at a time."

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March 14, 2021 3 mins

I'm committed to bringing you bite-sized, digestible episodes that make history approachable for everyone, not just the history buffs. My goal is to engage you, to make you feel connected with the past, and to understand how it shapes our present and future.

So, sit back, or better yet, take a walk or a drive, and let's journey through history together, one bite, at a time."

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Season 1, The First Wave. We will be starting with the background of the reformation and Spanish Armada. Then covering the beginnings of the first three English colonies: Roanoke, Jamestown and Plymouth. Those colonies relations with native peoples - focusing on the Powhatan and Wampanoag confederacies. An examination of the economics of trade. The first Anglo-Powhatan war. And the most famous request for beer in American history. ...

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March 16, 2021 13 mins

Season 1, The First Wave. We will be starting with the background of the reformation and Spanish Armada. Then covering the beginnings of the first three English colonies: Roanoke, Jamestown and Plymouth. Those colonies relations with native peoples - focusing on the Powhatan and Wampanoag confederacies. An examination of the economics of trade. The first Anglo-Powhatan war. And the most famous request for beer in American history. ...

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March 18, 2021 20 mins

Season 1, The First Wave. We will be starting with the background of the reformation and Spanish Armada. Then covering the beginnings of the first three English colonies: Roanoke, Jamestown and Plymouth. Those colonies relations with native peoples - focusing on the Powhatan and Wampanoag confederacies. An examination of the economics of trade. The first Anglo-Powhatan war. And the most famous request for beer in American history. ...

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March 21, 2021 14 mins

Season 1, The First Wave. We will be starting with the background of the reformation and Spanish Armada. Then covering the beginnings of the first three English colonies: Roanoke, Jamestown and Plymouth. Those colonies relations with native peoples - focusing on the Powhatan and Wampanoag confederacies. An examination of the economics of trade. The first Anglo-Powhatan war. And the most famous request for beer in American history. ...

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March 21, 2021 16 mins

Season 1, The First Wave. We will be starting with the background of the reformation and Spanish Armada. Then covering the beginnings of the first three English colonies: Roanoke, Jamestown and Plymouth. Those colonies relations with native peoples - focusing on the Powhatan and Wampanoag confederacies. An examination of the economics of trade. The first Anglo-Powhatan war. And the most famous request for beer in American history. ...

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March 25, 2021 11 mins

Season 1, The First Wave. We will be starting with the background of the reformation and Spanish Armada. Then covering the beginnings of the first three English colonies: Roanoke, Jamestown and Plymouth. Those colonies relations with native peoples - focusing on the Powhatan and Wampanoag confederacies. An examination of the economics of trade. The first Anglo-Powhatan war. And the most famous request for beer in American history. ...

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March 26, 2021 11 mins

Season 1, The First Wave. We will be starting with the background of the reformation and Spanish Armada. Then covering the beginnings of the first three English colonies: Roanoke, Jamestown and Plymouth. Those colonies relations with native peoples - focusing on the Powhatan and Wampanoag confederacies. An examination of the economics of trade. The first Anglo-Powhatan war. And the most famous request for beer in American history. ...

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March 28, 2021 18 mins

Season 1, The First Wave. We will be starting with the background of the reformation and Spanish Armada. Then covering the beginnings of the first three English colonies: Roanoke, Jamestown and Plymouth. Those colonies relations with native peoples - focusing on the Powhatan and Wampanoag confederacies. An examination of the economics of trade. The first Anglo-Powhatan war. And the most famous request for beer in American history. ...

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April 17, 2021 1 min

Season two is in the works, and here is some details of what we will be covering when it arrives.

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April 30, 2021 15 mins

We will look at the Anglo-Powhatan wars and the effects they had on the English's perceptions of the native populations. Initially the English perceived the natives as "Noble Savages" but these wars turned that perception to a land where the natives were all treacherous heathens.    

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April 30, 2021 14 mins

We will examine the puritans, their exodus from England and  landing in the new world 

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April 30, 2021 15 mins

we will review the development of the government commonwealth of Boston and the theo-centric society built within it. 

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April 30, 2021 11 mins

We will take a look at the oligarchy forming within the commonwealth and their demand for a day of penance. This act was objected to by Rodger Williams, who had had a prior run in with the authorities of the commonwealth.   

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April 30, 2021 12 mins

We will review the commonwealth's court and authority over the discipline of Roger Williams, leading to his eventual banishment from the commonwealth  

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April 30, 2021 14 mins

We will be reviewing Roger Williams banishment from the commonwealth, and his founding of the settlement of province as a refuge for conscience.

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We will be turning to the growing tensions within English society. Reviewing King James's reign and his relationship with parliament.

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April 30, 2021 15 mins

We will follow the growing rage of parliament and the religious radicals with in England leading up until the civil war. 

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April 30, 2021 10 mins

We will cover the twists and turns of the English civil war.

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We will take a look at the "plan" for Maryland and then the reality of the English civil war disrupting Maryland's society into what would late be called the "Plundering Times" 

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