All Episodes

Ep. 81: Oliver Cromwell and the Failure of the Commonwealth

Ep. 80: Oliver Cromwell: The Irish Campaign

Ep. 79: King Charles I, Pt. 7: The Civil War Years and the Emergence of Oliver Cromwell

Ep. 78: The XYZ Affair: Lessons in Diplomacy and Decorum for a Young Nation

Ep. 77: King Charles I, Pt. 6: Political Chess with John Pym

Ep. 76: King Charles I, Pt. 5: The Irish Rebellion and the Death of the Earl of Strafford

Ep. 75: King Charles I, Pt. 4: The Scottish Challenge and the Rise of John Pym

Ep. 74: King Charles I, Pt. 3: Revenue, Saltpetre, and the Book of Common Prayer; How to Make Enemies in a Time of Peace

Ep. 73: King Charles I, Pt. 2: The Era of Personal Rule: How the Land Owners Came to Loathe Charles

Ep. 72: King Charles I, Pt. 1

Ep. 71: The English Arrival in Carolina: How the Plantation System of Barbados Ended Up in Carolina

Ep. 70: Triangular Trade, Pt. 3: Rum, Rhode Island, Barbados and the African Slave Trade

Ep. 69: Triangular Trade, Pt. 2: The Death of Captain William Pierce

Ep. 68: Triangular Trade, Pt. 1: The Introduction of Captain William Pierce

Ep. 67: The Political Economics of Puritan New England, Pt. 3: Wampum, Fur, and the Emergence of a Transitory Economy

Ep. 66: The Political Economics of Puritan New England, Pt. 2: Codfish, Spanish Wool, and Early Triangular Trade

Ep. 65: A Conversation on the Big Questions Surrounding the Study of History

Ep. 64: Mercantilism: An introduction from Jean-Baptiste Colbert to The Boston Tea Party

Ep. 63: The Political Economics of Puritan New England, Pt. 1: An Overview of Contemporary Systems to Build Wealth

Ep. 62: Education In Puritan New England: A Model Beyond Literacy and Memorization: Building an Educated Society

Ep. 61: The Politics of Puritan Missions: The Coming of John Eliot, Pt. 3

Ep. 60: The Politics of Puritan Missions: The Coming of John Eliot, Pt. 2

Ep. 59: The Politics of Puritan Missions: The Coming of John Eliot, Pt. 1

Ep. 58: Massachusetts Bay vs. Samuel Gorton: The Battle for Rhode Island, Pt. 2

Ep. 57: Massachusetts Bay vs. Samuel Gorton: The Battle for Rhode Island, Pt. 1

Ep. 56: Miantonomo was Framed!

Ep. 55: How Do You Process and Apply History?

Ep. 54: What Do You Really Know About American History?

Ep. 53: What's the Purpose of Government?

Ep. 52: Flight of the Pequots

Ep. 51: Mystic Aftermath: English Victory and Retreat

Ep. 50: The Pequots, Pt. 16: The Mystic Massacre: 30 Minutes of Hell

Ep. 49: The Pequots, Pt. 15: The Enemy Within

Ep. 48: The Pequots, Pt. 14: The Organization of New England

Ep. 47: The Pequots, Pt. 13: The Attack on Weathersfield

Ep. 46: The Pequots, Pt. 12: The Arrival of Two Johns and the Influence of Machiavelli

Ep. 45: The Pequots, Pt. 11: A Small Break From Pequot Aggression: The Arrival of Thomas Stanton at Saybrook Fort and the Parlay That Followed

Ep. 44: The Pequots, Pt. 10: The Continuation of Pequot Aggression: The Siege of Saybrook Fort During the Winter of 1636-7

Ep. 43: The Pequots, Pt. 9: The Beginning of Pequot Aggression

Ep. 42: The Pequots, Pt. 8: The Anticipation of Pequot Aggression: English Diplomacy in the Wake of the Success of Roger Williams

Ep. 41: The Pequots, Pt. 7: The Anticipation of Pequot Aggression: English Diplomacy in the Wake of the Failure of John Endecott

Ep. 40: The Pequots, Pt. 6: The Provocation of the Pequots Toward Aggression

Ep. 39: The Pequots, Pt. 5: The Heavy Hand of John Endicott at Block Island

Ep. 38: The Pequots, Pt. 4: Fallout from the Failed Conference at Saybrook and the Murder of John Oldham

Ep. 37: The Pequots, Pt. 3: The English Population Invasion of Connecticut

Ep. 36: The Pequots, Pt. 2: The Left Bookend to Destruction: The Misidentification of John Stone

Ep. 35: The Pequots, Pt. 1: Who Were the Pequots?

Ep. 34: John Underhill, Pt. 5: The Administrative Years in New Netherland

Ep. 33: John Underhill, Pt. 4: His Military Service in New Netherland

Ep. 32: 3 Blogs on the Lead-Up to the American Revolution

Ep. 31: John Underhill, Pt. 3: Prelude to his Arrival in New Netherland

Ep. 30: John Underhill, Pt. 2: The Years of Service in Puritan New England

Ep. 29: John Underhill, Pt. 1: How the English Underhills Came to Live Among the Dutch; or, the House of Essex and the House of Underhill: Its All Good Until It Isn't

Ep. 28: Governor John Mason, Pt. 2: The Later Years

Ep. 27: Governor John Mason, Pt. 1: The Early Years

Ep. 26: Anne Hutchinson, Post-Script: After Massachusetts Bay

Ep. 25: Anne Hutchinson, Pt. 2: The Antinomian Controversy

Ep. 24: Anne Hutchinson, Pt. 1: Early Life and Preperation

Ep. 23: Roger Williams, Pt. 2: Life After Massachusetts Bay and Observations

Ep. 22: Roger Williams, Pt. 1: The Trouble in Mass Bay

Ep. 21: Wampum, Pt. 2: How the English Got the Wampum

Ep. 20: Wampum: The Universal Currency of the New World

Ep. 19: Massasoit, Pt. 4: A Thorn Named Squanto

Ep. 18b: Massasoit, Pt. 3b: Prelude to Part 4: Squanto Behind the Scenes

Ep. 18: Massasoit, Pt. 3: The Weymouth Massacre

Ep. 17: Massasoit, Pt. 2: The Treaty of 1621 and Its Fallout

Ep. 16: Massasoit, Pt. 1

Ep. 15: Native Society in New England & the English Arrival

Ep. 14: English Society Just Before New England

Ep. 13: New Haven Colony

Ep. 12: Saybrook Colony

Ep. 11b: My Interview with Doug Stuart

Ep. 11: The Massachusetts Bay Colony, Pt. 1

Ep. 10: The Founding of Plymouth

Ep. 9: Crossing the Atlantic

Ep. 8: The English Armada of 1589

Ep. 7: The Armada, Pt. 3: Elizabeth Saves Her World

Ep. 6: The Armada, Pt. 2: The Three Marys

Ep. 5: The Armada, Pt. 1: The Henries' Role & Elizabeth's Gain

Ep. 4: The Colonial Dutch

Ep. 3: France During Its Civil War Years

Ep. 2: The Problem with the Netherlands

Ep. 1: The Cast of Characters