New Albion: The Failed Irish Colony

Today's episode covers a unique attempt to colonize America under an Irish banner.  We talk about Sir Edmund Plowden and the struggles he faced trying to make New Albion a reality.  Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalCP Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.historical.context/ Read “The Description of New Albion:” http://www.virtualjamestown.org/exist/cocoon/jamestown/fha/J1053 See the 1651 Map: https://jcb.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/JCBMAPS~1~1~1800~104390001:A-mapp-of-Virginia-discouered-to-ye Fife and Drum by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drum License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/