Inside the 1688 Anti-Catholic Panic of Virginia | Historical Context

from Historical Context · host Jeremy LaKosh

This episode of Historical Context examines the terrifying "Catholic Fear" that gripped Virginia from 1686 to 1690, revealing how King James II's religious policies sparked armed frontier militias, secret plots for Catholic sanctuaries, and treasonous tavern brawls on the eve of the Glorious Revolution.Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalCPFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.historical.context/Fife and Drum by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drumLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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