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.
- Update frequency
- every 24 days
- Average duration
- 15 minutes
- Episodes
- 204
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Episode 57 - Roanoke
This week we return to the south and cover the early history of Carolina, the Roanoke colony, and Elizabethan imperialism.
00:18:47 |
Tue 04 Oct 2016
Episode 56 - King Philip's War
This week the English colonies fight King Philip in a fight for their very survival. The conclusion to our introduction to New England.
00:20:25 |
Mon 19 Sep 2016
Episode 55 - The Anglo-Dutch Wars Part III: Revenge of the Dutch
This week the English and Dutch go to war again and the Dutch make a last attempt to retake New York.
00:15:12 |
Mon 05 Sep 2016
Episode 54 - New York Divided
This week we turn back towards New York and its annexation by England from the Dutch. We look at the creation of the colonies of New Hampshire, New Jersey, Delaware and Vermont.
00:17:10 |
Mon 22 Aug 2016
Episode 53 - Law and Disorder: Rhode Island
This week we look at how Rhode Island fell into anarchy and chaos during the 1650s.
00:16:58 |
Mon 08 Aug 2016
Membership Episode 5 - The Great Expansion Part 1
This week we look at the aftermath of the great famine and how that affected Aztec culture, we then look at the first two campaigns of the Great Expansion.
00:13:54 |
Mon 01 Aug 2016
Episode 52 - Law and Order: Rhode Island
This week we look at the legal aspects of setting up the Rhode Island colony.
00:17:29 |
Mon 25 Jul 2016
Episode 51 - Theologycast 3
This week we look at more religious developments in Puritanism in Rhode Island as Quakerism and Baptism become forces in the colony.
00:22:20 |
Mon 11 Jul 2016
Episode 50 - Theologycast 2
This week we look at the religious developments in Puritanism going on in Rhode Island in the 1630s and 1640s.
00:16:01 |
Mon 27 Jun 2016
Membership Episode 4 - War of Flowers
This week we take things from 1440 to 1455. We look at the beginnings of Moctezuma's war against the Chalca, the War of Flowers, the great famine, human sacrifice and Aztec views on the afterlife.
00:16:59 |
Mon 20 Jun 2016
Episode 49 - Tribal Diplomacy
This week we look back to Rhode Island and recount the circumstances surrounding its foundation.
00:15:45 |
Mon 13 Jun 2016
Episode 48 - Nullification
This week we take the United Colonies of New England into the 1660s.
00:17:06 |
Mon 06 Jun 2016
Episode 47 - The First Union
This week the United Colonies of New England face tests both internally and externally. They must face off the Indians, the Dutch, and each other.
00:15:40 |
Mon 30 May 2016
Episode 46 - New England Confederation
This week we return to Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Haven to see them, along with Plymouth, form the first American federal institution, the United Colonies of New England.
00:16:29 |
Mon 23 May 2016
Membership Episode 3 - The Aztec Triple Alliance
This week we take things from 1428 to 1440. We look at the reign and conquests of Itzcoatl, the nature of the Triple Alliance, the ascension of Moctezuma, geography and the difficulties of our source…
00:15:54 |
Mon 09 May 2016
Episode 45 - Chapter 4
This week we begin the fourth chunk of narrative as we turn back to Plymouth, and examine how it became the Plymouth Republic over the 1630s.
00:14:38 |
Mon 09 May 2016
Membership Episode 2 - The Rise of the Aztecs
Having set up Mesoamerican civilisation last time out, we delve into early Aztec history. We chart their travels and rise from 1111 to 1428.
00:17:40 |
Sat 07 May 2016
Membership Episode 1 - Aztec 101
We have an overview of Mesoamerican history prior to the Aztecs. We also have an exploration of how information is preserved and delve into cyclical time.
00:18:16 |
Wed 04 May 2016
6th Anniversary Special - Oliver Cromwell
Today marks the 6th anniversary of May 2nd 2010, the day I released my first ever podcast! So, to celebrate, here is a short bonus episode about Oliver Cromwell. It's a strange one, but I hope you en…
00:08:11 |
Mon 02 May 2016
Episode 44 - The Anglo-Dutch Wars Part 2 - Attack of the Spices
This week we turn to Indonesia to examine how and why New York was traded for a spice island.
00:17:11 |
Mon 25 Apr 2016
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