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 43 - The Anglo-Dutch Wars Part 1 - The Mercantile Menace
This week we cover the growing tension between the English and Dutch, leading the English to take New Netherland and rename it New York.
00:16:15 |
Mon 18 Apr 2016
Episode 42 - The Godfather
This week we cover the directorship of Peter Stuyvesant, the Godfather of New Netherland.
00:19:47 |
Mon 11 Apr 2016
Episode 41 - The Last Days of New Netherland
This week we really begin to get into the problems afflicting New Netherland, and the disastrous directorship of Kieft.
00:15:55 |
Mon 04 Apr 2016
Episode 40 - Dutch Conquests
This week we cover the fall of New Sweden as the Swedes provoked the Dutch, leading to an invasion. We then double back to begin going through the history of New Netherland in more detail.
00:15:55 |
Mon 28 Mar 2016
Episode 39 - Swedes on the Delaware
This week we cover the history of New Sweden.
00:17:42 |
Tue 22 Mar 2016
Episode 38 - The New Sweden Company
This week we cover some of the history of New Netherland, but it is quite impossible to talk about New Netherland without talking about New Sweden. Therefore, what we do today is go back to Europe so…
00:19:17 |
Mon 14 Mar 2016
Episode 37 - New Netherland
This week we cover the exploration of the Hudson River, the founding of New Netherland, Fort Orange (Albany) and New Amsterdam (New York City).
00:17:05 |
Mon 07 Mar 2016
Episode 36 - The Dutch
This week we begin Chapter 3 of A History of the United States by getting very off topic. We don't talk about America at all, and instead focus on the Dutch in preparation for setting up New Netherla…
00:19:40 |
Sun 28 Feb 2016
Episode 35 - Straight Outta Connecticut
This week we found Connecticut. We also turn Providence Plantation into the Colony of Rhode Island, and look at badass theologian Anne Hutchinson who was kicked out of Massachusetts for speaking her …
00:19:23 |
Mon 22 Feb 2016
Episode 34 - The Founding of Rhode Island
This week we look at the founding of Rhode Island, and its founder, Roger Williams.
00:18:51 |
Mon 15 Feb 2016
Episode 33 - The Massachusetts Life
This week we look at the early social and economic history of Massachusetts.
00:14:33 |
Mon 08 Feb 2016
Episode 32 - The Fusion of Church and State
This week we look at the first few years of Massachusetts colony, which greatly contrasts to Plymouth. It is very oligarchic, had has something of a fusion of church and state.
00:19:55 |
Mon 01 Feb 2016
Episode 31 - The Massachusetts Bay Colony
This week we found the colony of Massachusetts, in addition to the provinces of Maine and New Hampshire. It's a busy episode!
00:17:12 |
Fri 29 Jan 2016
Episode 30 - Mount Merry
This week the Pilgrims deal with Dutch traders, Allerton has business in London, and Standish goes off to save New England from a bunch of drunks.
00:15:46 |
Tue 26 Jan 2016
Episode 29 - The Many Adventures of Standish the Pilgrim
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.
00:17:09 |
Sat 23 Jan 2016
Episode 28 - Letters from a Small Island Part 2
This week we carry on looking at the arrival of the Charity, exploring the conspiracy of Oldham and Lyford.
00:18:17 |
Wed 20 Jan 2016
Episode 27 - Letters from a Small Island Part 1
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 ans…
00:14:28 |
Thu 14 Jan 2016
Episode 26 - Alone Again, Naturally
This week the Pilgrims go on the attack. We also talk about fishing contracts and the history of lobsters.
00:19:09 |
Mon 11 Jan 2016
Episode 25 - Winslow M.D.
This week we get very medical, and a conspiracy is unearthed.
00:17:42 |
Fri 08 Jan 2016
Episode 24 - A Tale of Two Colonies
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.
00:20:08 |
Mon 04 Jan 2016
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