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A History of the United States

A History of the United States. A podcast charting the history of the United States of America from the foundation of Jamestown to the end of the cold war, covering political, military, economic, social and cultural history.

society & culture history

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Episode 83 - Gooch

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2017/11/06

We look at the administration of Gooch, and the War of the Austrian Succession.

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00:16:02

Episode 82 - What's Next?

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2017/10/02

This week we finish looking at Spotswood, and move on to Governor Gooch.

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00:20:32

Episode 81 - Pirates of the Chesapeake

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2017/09/18

This week we look at war against Indians, the tale of Blackbeard, and we introduce Benjamin Franklin into the narrative.

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00:16:16

Episode 80 - Spotswood

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2017/09/04

This week we go back to Virginia and cover the arrival of Governor Alexander Spotswood.

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00:17:09

Episode 79 - The Glorious Revolution

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2017/08/26

This week we cover a lot of events, getting into the Glorious Revolution, the Nine Years War, and the War of the Spanish Succession.

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00:16:15

Episode 78 - God Save the King (Unless He's Catholic)

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2017/08/08

This week we continue our look towards what was happening in England. We finish looking at Charles II, before covering James II and getting into the Glorious Revolution.

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00:16:59

Episode 77 - The Yellow Umbrella

A History of the United States ·

2017/06/27

This week we head over to England. We need to understand what has been happening there, and just how the Glorious Revolution came about. We start this by covering the restoration, the foundation of the Whigs and Tories, and the events of the 1660s.

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00:17:17

Episode 76 - Can We Get Back to Politics? Please?

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2017/06/12

This week we return to the main narrative. We look at what happened in Virginia after Bacon's rebellion, the tobacco markets, and found Williamsburg.

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00:20:27

Episode 75 - Native Americans 15: The Rockies and...

A History of the United States ·

2017/05/29

This week we finish our Native American series by looking at the mountains, and finally California.

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00:17:46

Episode 74 - Native Americans 14: The Plains

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2017/05/15

This week we look at the centre of the United States, the Great Plains.

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00:13:29

Episode 73 - Native Americans 13: Southeast

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2017/05/04

This week we move down the Atlantic seaboard to look at the Creeks, Cherokees, and other tribes of the southeast.

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00:13:32

Episode 72 - Native Americans 12: Northeast Woodlands...

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2017/04/18

This week we continue looking at the Northeast, with particular focus given to the Iroquois.

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00:16:17

Episode 71 - Native Americans 11: Northeast Woodlands...

A History of the United States ·

2017/04/03

This week we continue looking at the Northeast. This includes an overview of Hopewellian culture and giant beavers.

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00:15:43

Episode 70 - Native Americans 10: Northeast Woodlands

A History of the United States ·

2017/03/21

This week we look to the East. We go through all the tribes of the East, and look a bit at how their culture differed to that of other regions.

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00:14:37

Episode 69 - Native Americans 9: Pacific Northwest

A History of the United States ·

2017/03/07

This week we turn to the Pacific Northwest. We examine burning down houses and totem poles.

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00:15:50

Episode 68 - Native Americans 8: Subarctic

A History of the United States ·

2017/02/19

This week we turn southwards to the Subarctic. We basically cover Canada up to the arrival of the Europeans.

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00:16:35

Episode 67 - Native Americans 7: Frozen Planet

A History of the United States ·

2017/02/07

This week we turn to the Arctic! We look at Eskimos, Aleuts, and Alaska. In addition, we talk about dad jokes, David Attenborough, Planet Earth II, Hamilton, and why my best friend is amazing.

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00:13:40

Episode 66 - Native Americans 6: The Southwest 2

A History of the United States ·

2017/01/23

This week we continue looking at the Southwest, and take it up to European contact.

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00:17:35

Episode 65 - Native Americans 5: The Southwest

A History of the United States ·

2017/01/09

This week we turn towards the southwest. I try and pronounce some tribe names, and we explore how maize entered the region.

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00:18:14

Episode 64 - Native Americans 4: After the Ice Age

A History of the United States ·

2016/12/27

This week we look at life in North America in the aftermath of the Ice Age, looking at the three major zones of Archaic Culture, the East, the Plains, and the West.

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