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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

All Episodes

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Episode 29 - The Many Adventures of Standish the Pilgrim

A History of the United States ·

2016/01/23

This week we watch the Pilgrims try to free themselves from the control of London as we move the narrative into 1627. We also include a brief history of plague.

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00:18:17

Episode 28 - Letters from a Small Island Part 2

A History of the United States ·

2016/01/20

This week we carry on looking at the arrival of the Charity, exploring the conspiracy of Oldham and Lyford.

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00:14:28

Episode 27 - Letters from a Small Island Part 1

A History of the United States ·

2016/01/14

This week Gorges arrives in New England to refound Wessagusset, this time as Weymouth. We also cover developments back in London with the merchants and the rise to power of James Sherley. We also answer a listener question about Jamestown.

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00:19:09

Episode 26 - Alone Again, Naturally

A History of the United States ·

2016/01/11

This week the Pilgrims go on the attack. We also talk about fishing contracts and the history of lobsters.

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00:17:42

Episode 25 - Winslow M.D.

A History of the United States ·

2016/01/08

This week we get very medical, and a conspiracy is unearthed.

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00:20:08

Episode 24 - A Tale of Two Colonies

A History of the United States ·

2016/01/04

This week we manage to get through a whole year in Plymouth, 1622. We look at the difficulty the Pilgrims faced in securing a food supply, and the creation of a rival colony.

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00:15:52

Episode 23 - The First Thanksgiving

A History of the United States ·

2015/12/31

This week the narrative speeds up and we cover most of 1621. We look at an expedition to speak with Massasoit, fertiliser, and the first thanksgiving.

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00:14:59

Episode 22 - WARNING: MAY CONTAIN TAYLOR SWIFT...

A History of the United States ·

2015/12/28

This week we finally make some progress in New England. The Pilgrims make it through their first winter and make first contact with the Native Americans of the region.

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00:17:35

Episode 21 - Wibbly-Wobbly Timey-Wimey Stuff

A History of the United States ·

2015/12/24

This week, in a particularly unfocused episode, we move the narrative forward 15 days. In addition we also describe the legal situation of settlement in New England in 1620, have an overview of the Julian calendar, and I explain how to thatch a roof.

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00:19:04

Episode 20 - The Voyage of the Mayflower

A History of the United States ·

2015/12/20

This week we take the Pilgrims across the Atlantic to Plymouth. Along the way we look at duels on the Mayflower, the Mayflower Compact, how much the Pilgrims hated Cape Cod, and terminology.

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00:16:41

Episode 19 - The Pilgrim Fathers

A History of the United States ·

2015/12/14

This week we take the Separatists through their time in Holland to their decision to sail to the New World in the Mayflower.

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00:17:35

Episode 18 - Theologycast: The Reformation and the...

A History of the United States ·

2015/12/10

This week we begin chapter 2 of the podcast, New England. But in order to do this we go back and cover the reformation and the origins of Puritans, we also take the Separatists over to the Netherlands in 1607.

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00:14:26

Episode 17 - A History of the Decline and Fall of...

A History of the United States ·

2015/12/05

This week Bacon's Rebellion falls apart, royal order is imposed and Virginia does not become independent.

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00:17:50

Episode 16 - Bacon Begins

A History of the United States ·

2015/12/01

This week Bacon's Rebellion gets underway and makes a bid for independence from England.

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00:15:56

Episode 15 - The Thanksgiving Special (Which has...

A History of the United States ·

2015/11/26

This week we were supposed to cover thanksgiving, but I screw up the timings so we talk about General Bacon instead.

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00:20:06

Episode 14 - Berkeley

A History of the United States ·

2015/11/23

This week we cover a lot: the 1644 Powhatan Uprising, the governorship of Berkeley, the English Civil War, the Navigation Acts, Mercentilism, the legalisation of slavery, exploration, and we introduce segments.

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00:18:35

Episode 13 - The New Aristocracy

A History of the United States ·

2015/11/20

This week we once again break out of the narrative to talk about Virginia's increasing political sophistication across the 1620s and 1630s.

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00:17:31

Episode 12 - Powhatan Uprising

A History of the United States ·

2015/11/18

This week we return to the narrative (after a quick word about my MA results). After 8 years of English oppression, the Powhatans have enough and launch a war, meanwhile in London the Virginia Company collapses due to sheer incompetence.

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00:15:49

Episode 11 - Introduction to Social History

A History of the United States ·

2015/11/16

This week we delve into social history for the first time this series. As the title suggests, we introduce a few elements which will be important as time develops, such as the introduction of slavery to Virginia and growing inequality. In short, we cover how miserable life was for your average Virginian.

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00:21:11

Episode 10 - The Kidnapping of Pocahontas

A History of the United States ·

2015/11/12

This week the English decide to kidnapping the Powhatan princess, Pocahontas. We also cover the state of the colony in the 1610s, Pocahontas' trip to England in 1616, the early growth of the tobacco industry (tomacco references aplenty) and look at the creation of the first democratic American institution, Virginia's House of Burgesses.

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