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History of North America — 1000 episodes
Adams & Franklin in Paris (Autumne 1778)
Huron Country
Codex 1.17 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
CODEX 8.7 The American Crisis by Thomas Paine
Etienne Brule (Coureur des Bois)
Plus 12. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 4.4)
PLUS 2.49 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 10.6)
Extra 1.14 The Maesta Panels (Chapters 13, 14)
EXTRA 6.4 The Bodhi Tree (Chapter 5)
Benedict Arnold in Philadelphia (July 1778)
Roundtable: Washington’s Newburgh Conspiracy Speech
Roundtable: George Washington
Codex 1.16 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
Codex 6. Declaration of Independence
General Burgoyne takes Ticonderoga (250th SPECIAL)
Retreat across New Jersey (250th SPECIAL)
General Charles Lee (250th SPECIAL)
July 4th, 1776
Fort Washington (250th SPECIAL)
Declaration of Independence (250th SPECIAL)
Thomas Jefferson (250th SPECIAL)
Evacuation of Boston (250th SPECIAL)
Olive Branch Petition (250th SPECIAL)
Fort Ticonderoga (250th SPECIAL)
The British are Coming (250th SPECIAL)
Boston Massacre & Tea Party (250th SPECIAL)
Stamp Act (250th SPECIAL)
521. Gettysburg Battle Commemoration
520. Battle of Gettysburg (163rd Anniversary)
519. Canada Day
Codex 1.15 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
CODEX 8.6 The American Crisis by Thomas Paine
E230. Champlain in the Wilderness
Plus 11. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 4.3)
PLUS 2.48 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 10.5)
Extra 1.13 The Maesta Panels (Chapter 12)
EXTRA 6.3 The Bodhi Tree (Chapter 4)
E229. Champlain Timeline
RW24. Battle of Monmouth Courthouse (28 June 1778)
518. Quebec SJB Holiday (part 2/2)
517. Quebec’s St. John the Baptist Day (part 1/2)
Codex 1.14 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
CODEX 8.5 The American Crisis by Thomas Paine
Stolen Land?
516. Indigenous Peoples Canada Day
515. Origins of Father’s Day
Extra 1.12 The Maesta Panels (Chapter 11)
EXTRA 6.2 The Bodhi Tree (Chapters 2, 3)
515. Juneteenth honors MLK
RW23. John Paul Jones (April 1778)
513. Port Royal "The Wickedest City on Earth"
Codex 1.13 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
CODEX 8.4 The American Crisis by Thomas Paine
E227. Guanajuato, central Mexico
E226. Man of La Mancha in New Spain
512. Flag Day Music
511. USA Flag Day
Extra 1.11 The Maesta Panels (Chapter 10 of 44)
EXTRA 6.1 The Bodhi Tree (Prologue & Chapter 1)
510. Mystic of the Wilderness
RW22. General von Steuben (February 1778)
509. Mohawk Maiden
Codex 1.12 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
CODEX 8.3 The American Crisis by Thomas Paine
508. Kateri Tekakwitha
Plus 10. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 4.2)
PLUS 2.47 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 10.4)
Extra 1.10 The Maesta Panels (Chapter 9.2)
507. D-Day Anniversary (June 6, 1944)
RW21. Valley Forge (December 1777)
E225. Don Quixote in Guadalajara, Mexico
506. Canada Indigenous History Month
Codex 1.11 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
CODEX 8.2 The American Crisis by Thomas Paine
E224. Spanish Colonial Mexico
Plus 9. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 4.1)
PLUS 2.46 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 10.3)
Extra 1.9 The Maesta Panels (Chapter 9.1)
EXTRA 6.0 The Bodhi Tree (Presentation)
E223. Evolution of the Wheel
RW20. Battle of Saratoga (October 1777)
CODEX 8.1 The American Crisis by Thomas Paine
505. Memorial Day Music
504. Memorial Day
Memorial Day Weekend (Battle of Brandywine, 1777) 🇺🇸
Memorial Day Weekend (Battle of Trenton, 1776) 🇺🇸
Memorial Day Weekend (Battle of Long Island, 1776) 🇺🇸
Memorial Day Weekend (New York Campaign, 1776) 🇺🇸
Memorial Day Weekend (Battle of Bunker Hill, 1775) 🇺🇸
Memorial Day Weekend (Lexington & Concord, 1775) 🇺🇸
RW19. General Horatio Gates (September 1777)
503. Patron of USA and Canada
Codex 1.10 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
CODEX 7.4 Constitution of the United States (Bill of Rights)
Fête de Dollard (Dollard’s Day)
National Patriots' Day in Quebec
Plus 8. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 3.2)
PLUS 2.45 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 10.2)
Extra 1.8 The Maesta Panels (Chapter 8)
EXTRA 5.30 The Frozen Raptor (Afterword)
E222. Lost at Sea
Urbanization
RW18. Battle of Brandywine (September 11, 1777)
502. Pacific Ocean Expedition
Codex 1.9 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
CODEX 7.3 Constitution of the United States
E221. Henry Hudson's Fate
E220. Hudson Bay Mutiny
The “Filles du Roi” (Mother's Day SPECIAL)
Anne Hutchinson (Mother's Day SPECIAL)
Pocahontas (Mother's Day Weekend SPECIAL)
501. Origins of Mother’s Day
RW17. General Burgoyne takes Ticonderoga (July 1777)
Monsignor Francois de Laval
Codex1.8 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
CODEX 7.2 Constitution of the United States
E219. Hudson Strait
E218. Henry Hudson
Plus 7. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 3.1)
PLUS 2.44 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 10.1)
Extra 1.7 The Maesta Panels (Chapter 7)
EXTRA 5.29 The Frozen Raptor (Chapter 41 and Epilogue)
Indentured Workers (International Workers' Day)
Labor in Early America (International Workers' Day)
RW16. Battle of Trenton (December 25, 1776)
500. Dancing Plague (International Dance Day, April 29)
Formation of the Continent (EARTH Month SPECIAL)
Codex 1.7 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
CODEX 7.1 Constitution of the United States
E217. Organized Crime and Punishment
E216. Province of Maine
Plus 6. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 2.2)
PLUS 2.43 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 9.2)
Extra 1.6 The Maesta Panels (Chapter 6.2)
EXTRA 5.28 The Frozen Raptor (Chapters 39, 40)
Circumnavigating the World (EARTH Week SPECIAL)
RW15. Retreat across New Jersey (December 1776)
499. Was Captain Phips a treasure Pirate?
Codex 1.6 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
CODEX 6. Declaration of Independence
E215. Pioneering colonists
E214. Sagadahoc River Settlement
Plus 5. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 2.1)
PLUS 2.42 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 9.1)
Extra 1.5 The Maesta Panels (Chapter 6.1)
EXTRA 5.27 The Frozen Raptor (Chapters 37, 38)
498. Were the Kirke Brothers War Pirates?
RW14. General Charles Lee (November 1776)
497. Was Walter Raleigh a heroic Pirate?
Codex 1.5 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
CODEX 4.14 Common Sense by Thomas Paine (conclusion)
E213. Popham Colony, Maine
E212. Sir Ferdinando Gorges
Plus 4. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 1.3)
PLUS 2.41 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 8.13)
Extra 1.4 The Maesta Panels (Chapters 4, 5)
EXTRA 5.26 The Frozen Raptor (Chapters 35, 36)
496. Was ‘Sea Dog’ Richard Grenville a Pirate?
RW13. Fort Washington (September 1776)
495. Was Humphrey Gilbert a Pirate?
Codex 1.4 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
CODEX 4.13 Common Sense by Thomas Paine
The Book That Changed a Continent
Legacy of the King James Bible
Authorized Translation
Dating Easter
Making of the KJV (Easter SPECIAL)
494. Passover and Easter
William Tyndale (Easter SPECIAL)
Hampton Court Conference (Easter SPECIAL)
King James Bible (Easter SPECIAL)
Battle of Long Island (27 August, 1776)
493. April Fool’s Day
Codex 1.3 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
CODEX 4.12 Common Sense by Thomas Paine
E211. Eyewitness History
E210. England’s early New World Exploits
Plus 3. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 1.2)
PLUS 2.40 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 8.12)
Extra 1.3 The Maesta Panels (Chapter 3)
EXTRA 5.25 The Frozen Raptor (Chapters 33, 34)
492. Was Martin Frobisher a Pirate??
New York Campaign (August, 1776)
491. Was Francis Drake a Pirate?
Codex 1.2 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
CODEX 4.11 Common Sense by Thomas Paine
E209. Albion’s Trans-Atlantic Adventures
E208. The English Cross the Pond (1497-1618)
Plus 2. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 1.1)
PLUS 2.39 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 8.11)
Extra 1.2 The Maesta Panels (Chapter 2)
EXTRA 5.24 The Frozen Raptor (Chapter 32)
490. Infamous pirate John Hawkins
RW10. Declaration of Independence (July, 1776)
Codex 1.1 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
CODEX 4.10 Common Sense by Thomas Paine
489. St. Patrick’s Day
E207. China Sparks the Renaissance?
E206. Chinese Fleet
Plus 1. Evolution of Popular Music (Prologue)
PLUS announcement
PLUS 2.38 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 8.10)
Extra 1.1 The Maesta Panels (Prologue & Chapter 1)
Extra Denary Reminder
EXTRA 5.23 The Frozen Raptor (Chapter 31)
488. Swashbuckler Captain Morgan
RW9. Thomas Jefferson (June, 1776)
487. Buccaneer Henry Morgan
Codex 4.9 Common Sense by Thomas Paine
E205. Admiral Zheng He
PLUS 2.37 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 8.9)
EXTRA 5.22 The Frozen Raptor (Chapter 30)
486. Notorious Pirates (1655-1725)
RW8. Evacuation of Boston (March, 1776)
485. Golden Age of Piracy
Codex 4.8 Common Sense by Thomas Paine
E204. Did China Discover America in 1421?
PLUS 2.36 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 8.8)
EXTRA 5.21 The Frozen Raptor (Chapter 29)
484. Linguistic Confusion
RW7. Olive Branch Petition (October, 1775)
483. Early Colonial Words
Codex 4.7 Common Sense by Thomas Paine
E203. Defeat of the Mohawks
PLUS 2.35 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 8.7)
EXTRA 5.20 The Frozen Raptor (Chapter 28)
Codex 5.2 MLK Dream Speech (2nd half)
RW6. Battle of Bunker Hill (June, 1775)
Codex 5.1 MLK Dream Speech (1st half)
482. Mardi Gras
George Washington (President’s Day SPECIAL) part 2
George Washington (President’s Day SPECIAL) part 1
Woodrow Wilson (President’s Day SPECIAL)
Abe Lincoln (President’s Day SPECIAL)
JFK (President’s Day SPECIAL) part 2
JFK (President’s Day SPECIAL) part 1
Teddy Roosevelt (President’s Day SPECIAL)
481. Valentine's Day
480. Darwin’s Origin of Species
E202. Huron, Algonquin, Montagnais Warriors
Codex 4.6 Common Sense by Thomas Paine
E201. Battle of Lake Champlain
PLUS 2.34 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 8.6)
EXTRA 5.19 The Frozen Raptor (Chapters 26, 27)
479. Black History Month (MLK)
RW5. Fort Ticonderoga (May, 1775)
Codex 4.5 Common Sense by Thomas Paine
E199. In Search of Champlain
PLUS 2.33 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 8.5)
EXTRA 5.18 The Frozen Raptor (Chapter 25)
478. Settlements shaped spoken American English
RW4. Lexington and Concord (April, 1775)
477. Roots of American English
Codex 4.4 Common Sense by Thomas Paine
E198. Father of New France
PLUS 2.32 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 8.4)
EXTRA 5.17 The Frozen Raptor (Chapter 24)
E382. Greenland (1867-2025)
476. Jekyll and Hyde
E381. Greenland (up to 1867)
RW3. The British are Coming (1775)
475. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Codex 4.3 Common Sense by Thomas Paine
E197. Samuel Champlain 1599-1608
PLUS 2.31 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 8.3)
EXTRA 5.16 The Frozen Raptor (Chapter 23)
EXTRA Denary Reminder
474. Martin Luther King Jr.
E196. Historical Currents
RW2. Boston Massacre (1770) & Tea Party (1773)
Codex 4.2 Common Sense by Thomas Paine
E195. Mexico Coffee
PLUS 2.30 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 8.2)
EXTRA 5.15 The Frozen Raptor (Chapters 21, 22)
E194. America's Socialist Origins
RW1. Stamp Act of 1765
E193. Cannibal Colonists
Codex 4.1 Common Sense by Thomas Paine
E192. Archaeological Jamestown
PLUS 2.29 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 8.1)
EXTRA 5.14 The Frozen Raptor (Chapters 19, 20)
BackTracker New Year Special
473. New Year’s Traditions
American Revolution introduction
Wild West Continental Facts #5
MORE Amazing Continental Facts #4
Amazing Continental Facts #3
MORE Fascinating Continental Facts #2
Fascinating Continental Facts #1
PLUS 2.28 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 7.2)
EXTRA 5.13 The Frozen Raptor (Chapter 18)
472. What is Boxing Day?
471. A Christmas Carol by Dickens
Yuletide Season Halifax Explosion
470. Diffusion of Xmas
Old Christmas by Washington Irving (part 3 of 3)
Old Christmas by Washington Irving (part 2 of 3)
Good King Wenceslas (Christmas Special)
PLUS 2.27 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 7.1)
EXTRA 5.12 The Frozen Raptor (Chapter 17)
469. Did Champlain die on Christmas Day?
E191. Chesapeake Bay’s James River Colony
468. Lachine Massacre
Old Christmas by Washington Irving (part 1 of 3)
E190. Historical Revisionism
PLUS 2.26 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 6.7)
EXTRA 5.11 The Frozen Raptor (Chapter 16)
467. Iroquois Invasion of New France
E189. Pocahontas
466. New France 1687-89
Codex 2.1 Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death" speech
E188. John Smith
PLUS 2.25 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 6.6)
EXTRA 5.10 The Frozen Raptor (Chapters 14 and 15)
465. Microbes in the 1600s
E187. Anglo-Powhatan Wars
464. Plumbing in colonial America
Codex 1.39 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography (Chapter 19.3)
E186. Indentured Servants
City on a Hill (Thanksgiving Weekend Special)
John Winthrop (Thanksgiving Weekend Special)
Massachusetts Bay Colony (Thanksgiving Weekend Special)
English Puritanism (Thanksgiving Week Special)
Puritans (Thanksgiving Week Special)
American Thanksgiving
463. Roots of Thanksgiving
New England Puritans (Thanksgiving Special)
Economics of Plymouth Colony (Thanksgiving Special)
Socialist Communes (Thanksgiving Special)
William Bradford (Thanksgiving Special)
Pilgrims (Thanksgiving Special)
462. Thanksgiving Pumpkins
461. American Thanksgiving Week
PLUS 2.24 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 6.5)
EXTRA 5.9 The Frozen Raptor (Chapter 13)
American Revolution presentation
E185. Starving Time 1609-10
460. Anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
Codex 1.38 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography (Chapter 19.2)
E184. Virginia Tobacco
PLUS 2.23 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 6.4)
EXTRA 5.8 The Frozen Raptor (Chapters 12)
459. Gettysburg National Cemetery
E183. Tidewater Settlement
E182. Jamestown 1607
458. Veterans Day Music
457. Armistice Day
456. Veterans Day
455. In Flanders Field
PLUS 2.22 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 6.3)
EXTRA 5.7 The Frozen Raptor (Chapters 10, 11)
E181. Great Man Theory
454. Lake Superior
E180. Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts
Codex 1.37 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography (Chapter 19.1)
E179. Martha's Vineyard and Provincetown
PLUS 2.21 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 6.2)
EXTRA 5.6 The Frozen Raptor (Chapters 8, 9)
Halloween Special
453. Ancient Halloween Customs
452. Halloween Traditions
Codex 1.36 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography (Chapter 18)
451. Origins of Halloween
PLUS 2.20 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 6.1)
EXTRA 5.5 The Frozen Raptor (Chapters 6, 7)
E178. Bartholomew Gosnold explores New England
E177. Expedition to Cape Cod in 1602
450. Puritan English Accent
Codex 1.35 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography (Chapter 17.2)
E169. Guy Fawkes 1605 Bonfire Night
PLUS 2.19 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 5.2)
EXTRA 5.4 The Frozen Raptor (Chapter 5)
449. Scots-Irish English
E168. Gunpowder Plot
E166. The King’s Men
Codex 1.34 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography (Chapter 17.1)
448. Was Columbus A Great Man?
E249. Should we celebrate Columbus Day?
PLUS 2.18 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 5.1)
EXTRA 5.3 The Frozen Raptor (Chapters 3, 4)
447. Spoken English in Early America
E165. Jacobean Era
446. English Language in colonial Jamestown
Codex 1.33 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography (Chapter 16.2)
E164. James Stuart
PLUS 2.17 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 4.2)
EXTRA
445. Story of English Language in America
E163. Museum Treasures
444. Recall of Frontenac
Codex 1.32 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography (Chapter 16.1)
E162. Quebec Colony 1608
PLUS 2.16 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 4.1)
EXTRA 5.1 The Frozen Raptor (Prologue & Chapter 1)
443. Rival Colonial Factions
E161. Founding of Quebec
442. Sovereign Council
Codex 1.31 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography (Chapter 15)
E160. Champlain explores USA
PLUS 2.15 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 3.7)
EXTRA 5.0 The Frozen Raptor (Presentation)
441. Intendant Duchesneau
E159. Acadia
440. Government Under The Crown
Codex 1.30 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography (Chapter 14)
E158. Was Champlain’s father King Henri IV ?
PLUS 2.14 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 3.6)
EXTRA 4.34 The Mourning Sun (Afterword)
439. What is Mercantilism?
E157. King Henri IV
438. Sulpician Abbot Fenelon
Codex 1.29 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography (Chapter 13.3)
E156. Colonial Movement
PLUS 2.13 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 3.5)
EXTRA 4.33 The Mourning Sun (Chapter 38, Epilogue)
437. Governor Perrot of Montreal
E155. Soldier, Navigator, Geographer
436. Governor Frontenac in Quebec (1672-82)
Codex 1.28 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography (Chapter 13.2)
E154. First Voyage to Canada
PLUS 2.12 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 3.4)
EXTRA 4.32 The Mourning Sun (Chapters 36, 37)
435. Three Estates of New France
E153. Champlain in Mexico
434. Count and Countess Frontenac
Codex 1.27 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography (Chapter 13.1)
E152. Champlain the Explorer
PLUS 2.11 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 3.3)
EXTRA 4.31 The Mourning Sun (Chapters 34, 35)
433. Timeline Historical Shorts
E151. Samuel de Champlain
432. Bristol's U.S. Hero
Codex 1.26 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography (Chapter 12.2)
E150. Tragedy on Sable Island
PLUS 2.10 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 3.2)
EXTRA 4.30 The Mourning Sun (Chapter 33)
431. USS Huron
E149. Conspiracy of Silence 1544-1603
430. Sepulveda vs Las Casas
Codex 1.25 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography (Chapter 12.1)
E148. Tadoussac Fur Trading Outpost
PLUS 2.9 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 3.1)
EXTRA 4.29 The Mourning Sun (Chapter 32)
429. Bartolome de Las Casas
E147. First Attempt to Colonize Canada
428. Valladolid Debates
Codex 1.24 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography (Chapter 11)
E146. Jacques Cartier Legacy
PLUS 2.8 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 2.3)
EXTRA 4.28 The Mourning Sun (Chapters 30, 31)
427. Encomienda System in Mexico
E142. Fascinating Continental Facts
426. Mass Hysteria in Massachusetts
Codex 1.23 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography (Chapter 10.2)
E141. Early Colonial Mexico
PLUS 2.7 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 2.2)
EXTRA 4.27 The Mourning Sun (Chapter 29)
425. Salem Witch Trails
E138. European Battle Tactics
424. Witch Hunts
Codex 1.22 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography (Chapter 10.1)
E137. Indigenous Aztec Mexico
PLUS 2.6 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 1.5+2.1)
EXTRA 4.26 The Mourning Sun (Chapter 28)
423. Black Sabbath
E136. What is Presentism?
422. Prelude to Salem
Codex 1.21 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
E135. Tudors in Pop Culture
PLUS 2.5 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 1.4)
EXTRA 4.25 The Mourning Sun (Chapter 27)
421. Nathaniel Bacon (1647-76)
E134. Canada’s Shakespeare Portrait
420. Rebellion in Virginia
Codex 1.20 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
E133. Shakespeare’s New World
PLUS 2.4 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 1.3)
EXTRA 4.24 The Mourning Sun (Chapter 26)
419. July 4th, 1776
E132. William Shakespeare
418. Marguerite Bourgeoys of New France (1620-1700)
Codex 1.19 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
E131. Raleigh searches for El Dorado
PLUS 2.3 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 1.2)
EXTRA 4.23 The Mourning Sun (Chapter 25)
417. Natchez Indians
E130. Walter Raleigh crosses the Atlantic
416. Father of Waters
Codex 1.18 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
E129. EL Dorado and the City of Gold
PLUS 2.2 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Chapter 1.1)
EXTRA 4.22 The Mourning Sun (Chapter 23, 24)
415. Cavelier de La Salle
E128. Legend of El Dorado
414. Upper Mississippi
CODEX 1.17 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
E127. Celebrating Armada Victory
PLUS 2.1 Prelude to U.S. Civil War (Intro, Prologue)
EXTRA 4.21 The Mourning Sun (Chapter 22.3)
413. AD 1600 (400 years ago)
E126. Defeat of the Armada
412. MORE Amazing Continental Facts
CODEX 1.16 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
E125. Spanish Armada
PLUS Civil War Special Announcement
EXTRA 4.20 The Mourning Sun (Chapter 22.2)
411. William and Mary (r.1689-1702)
Anglo-Spanish War
410. Policies of Toleration
CODEX 1.15 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
E123. Lost Colony of Roanoke
PLUS 31. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 10.3 and Epilogue)
EXTRA 4.19 The Mourning Sun (Chapter 22.1)
409. Popish Plot of 1678
E122. Roanoke Island, North Carolina
408. Glorious Revolution of 1688
CODEX 1.14 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
E121. Elizabethan ‘Sea Dog’ Richard Grenville
PLUS 30. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 10.2)
EXTRA 4.18 The Mourning Sun (Chapter 21)
407. Turbulent Times
E120. Voyage to Virginia in 1584
406. King James II (1685-88)
CODEX 1.13 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
E119. Roanoke Saga 1584-90
PLUS 29. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 10.1)
EXTRA 4.17 The Mourning Sun (Chapter 20)
405. Sunken Silver Ship
E118. Humphrey Gilbert in Newfoundland
404. Captain Phips and the Spanish Galleon
CODEX 1.12 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
E117. Francis Drake sails to California
PLUS 28. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 9.2)
EXTRA 4.16 The Mourning Sun (Chapter 19.2)
403. Bermuda (1777-2025)
E116. Martin Frobisher and the Northwest Passage
402. Bermuda (1503-1776)
CODEX 1.11 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
E115. Privateer John Hawkins
PLUS 27. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapters 8.2, 9.1)
EXTRA 4.15 The Mourning Sun (Chapter 19)
401. Cinco de Mayo
E113. Westminster Abbey
400. AD 1500 (500 years ago)
CODEX 1.10 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
History on the Big Screen
PLUS 26. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 8.1)
EXTRA 4.14 The Mourning Sun (Chapter 18)
Jesuits Evangelize the Natives
Black Robe Jesuits
Pope Francis was a Jesuit
CODEX 1.9 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
E112. Regina, Monarch and Sovereign
PLUS 25. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 7.5)
EXTRA 4.13 The Mourning Sun (Chapters 16, 17)
399. Dating Easter
E111. Good Queen Bess
398. Gulf of Mexico or America?
CODEX 1.8 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
E110. Why Study History?
PLUS 24. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 7.4)
EXTRA 4.12 The Mourning Sun (Chapter 15)
397. New Spain
E109. Gloriana, The Virgin Queen
396. Decolonizing Curricula
CODEX 1.7 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
E108. Queen Elizabeth I
PLUS 23. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 7.3)
EXTRA 4.11 The Mourning Sun (Chapter 14)
395. Will Canada join the USA?
E107. Bloody Mary
394. America invades Canada
CODEX 1.6 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
E106. Lady Jane Grey, Nine Days Queen
PLUS 22. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 7.2)
EXTRA 4.10 The Mourning Sun (Chapter 13)
393. Canadian Statehood
E105. Edward VI the Boy King
E264. Killing an American President
CODEX 1.5 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
E104. Raising the Mary Rose
PLUS 21. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 7.1)
EXTRA 4.9 The Mourning Sun (Chapter 12)
E263. JFK Assassination
E103. King Henry VIII part 2
392. USA vs Canada
CODEX 1.4 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
E102. King Henry VIII part 1
PLUS 20. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 6.2)
EXTRA 4.8 The Mourning Sun (Chapter 11)
391. Lady of Mexico
E101. Tudors Cross the Pond
390. Saving the Royal Charter
CODEX 1.3 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
E100. Legacy of French Florida
PLUS 19. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 6.1)
EXTRA 4.7 The Mourning Sun (Chapter 10)
389. River Colony
E99. Spanish Florida
388. Connecticut
CODEX 1.2 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
E98. St. Augustine Settlement
PLUS 18. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 5.5)
EXTRA 4.6 The Mourning Sun (Chapter 9)
387. Panama Canal (1914 to 2025)
E97. Historical Guilt
386. Panama Canal (1881 to 1914)
CODEX 1.1 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography
E96. French Pirates and Mutineers
PLUS 17. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 5.4)
EXTRA 4.5 The Mourning Sun (Chapter 8)
385. Fugitive Regicides
384. King Philip’s War (1675-78)
E95. Saturiwa's Timucua Chiefdom
EXTRA 4.4 The Mourning Sun (Chapters 6 and 7)
383. Halley’s Comet in 1682
382. Greenland (1867-2025)
E94. Fort Caroline
EXTRA 4.3 The Mourning Sun (Chapters 4 and 5)
381. Greenland (up to 1867)
PLUS 16. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 5.3)
380. Marquette’s Final Journey
E93. Huguenots in America
EXTRA 4.2 The Mourning Sun (Chapters 2 and 3)
379. The Explorer and The Priest
378. Father Marquette
E92. Celestial Navigation
EXTRA 4.1 The Mourning Sun (Prologue & Chapter 1)
377. Louis Joliette
PLUS 15. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 5.2)
376. Wild West Continental Facts
E145. Vercingetorix and Battle of Alesia
EXTRA 4.0 The Mourning Sun (Presentation)
E144. Caesar and Gaul
PLUS 14. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 5.1)
E143. Roman Conquest of Gaul
E140. Western Military Tradition
EXTRA 3.36 The Lincoln Legacy (Afterword)
E139. Last Stand of the Aztec
PLUS 13. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 4.5)
E138. European Battle Tactics
E272. Black Robe, part 4
EXTRA 3.35 The Lincoln Legacy (Epilogue)
E271. Black Robe, part 3
E275. Yuletide Season Halifax Explosion
E270. Black Robe, part 2
EXTRA 3.34 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 36)
E269. Black Robe, part 1
E167. Good King Wenceslas
E91. CharlesFort, South Carolina
EXTRA 3.33 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 34, 35)
375. France Takes Possession of the Midwest
PLUS 12. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 4.4)
374. Jesuits on the Great Lakes
E90. French Florida 1562-65
EXTRA 3.32 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapters 32, 33)
373. Europeans explore the Mississippi
PLUS 11. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 4.3)
372. Jean Nicolet
E89. La Florida
EXTRA 3.31 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 31)
371. Cahokia
PLUS 10. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 4.2)
370. Ancient Mississippians
E88. John Calvin
EXTRA 3.30 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 30)
369. Age of Discovery
368. American Thanksgiving
E87. Martin Luther Doctrines
EXTRA 3.29 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 29)
367. Coureurs des Bois
PLUS 9. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 4.1)
366. Indentured Laborers
E86. Ninety-five Theses of 1517
EXTRA 3.28 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 28)
365. Jeanne Mance
PLUS 8. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 3.2)
364. History at Sea
E85. Bonfire of Indulgences
EXTRA 3.27 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapters 26, 27)
363. Treaty of Westminster 1674
PLUS 7. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 3.1)
362. Dutch New York
NEW Option Special Announcement
E81. Historical Ownership of North American Lands
EXTRA 3.26 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapters 24, 25)
361. New Netherland 1673
PLUS 6. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 2.2)
360. Halloween
E84. Protestant Reformation
EXTRA 3.25 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 23)
359. Fall of New York
358. Third Anglo-Dutch War
E83. Martin Luther (died 1546)
EXTRA 3.24 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 22)
357. Colonial New Jersey
PLUS 5. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 2.1)
356. Bacon's Rebellion
E82. Martin Luther (born 1483)
EXTRA 3.23 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 21)
355. Pequot War
PLUS 4. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 1.3)
354. Restoration (1660-85)
E80. Columbian Exchange Part 2
EXTRA 3.22 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 20)
353. Is the West exceptional?
PLUS 3. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 1.2)
352. New England Puritans
E79. Columbian Exchange
EXTRA 3.21 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 19)
351. Cromwell’s Head
PLUS 2. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 1.1)
350. Oliver Cromwell
E78. Post-Conquest Mexico
EXTRA 3.20 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 18)
349. King Charles (1600-49)
PLUS 1. Evolution of Popular Music (Prologue)
348. Historical Context
E77. Going Native
EXTRA 3.19 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 17)
347. Farming in Mexico
PLUS Special Announcement
346. Geography of Mexico
E75. Kingdom of Saguenay
EXTRA 3.18 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 16)
345. Music History Association
344. Southern Colonies
E74. Diamonds of Canada
EXTRA 3.17 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 15.2)
343. Founding of the Middle Colonies
342. A People’s History of America
E72. Iroquoian Chief Donnacona of Stadacona
EXTRA 3.16 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 15.1)
341. Father of History
340. Herodotus, First Historian
E71. Montreal
EXTRA 3.15 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 14)
339. Mary of the Incarnation
338. Monsignor Francois de Laval
E69. Quebec City
EXTRA 3.14 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 13)
337. Sulpicians
336. Jean Talon
E68. Culture Shock
EXTRA 3.13 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 12)
335. Les Filles du Roi (King’s Daughters)
334. Iroquois Five Nations
E67. Mighty St. Lawrence River
EXTRA 3.12 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 11)
333. Regiment Carignan-Salières
332. Old Regime
E66. Kanata becomes Canada
EXTRA 3.11 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 10.2)
331. Aztec and Maya Calendar
330. Newport, Rhode Island
E63. Cross of Gaspe
EXTRA 3.10 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 10.1)
329. Pocasset Settlement, Aquidneck Island
328. Portsmouth Compact of 1638
E62. Exploring Canada in 1534
EXTRA 3.9 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 9)
327. Antinomian Controversy
326. Anne Hutchinson
E61. Jacques Cartier
EXTRA 3.8 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 8)
325. Amazing Continental Facts
324. Mexican Colonial Era
E59. Verrazzano and the King of France
EXTRA 3.7 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 7)
323. Golden Age of New France begins in 1663
322. Champlain Legacy
E58. Two Worlds Collide
EXTRA 3.6 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 6)
321. Last Stand of Dollard des Ormeaux
320. Fur Trade
E57. Narvaez Expedition from Florida to Mexico
EXTRA 3.5 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 5)
319. Peace of Westphalia in 1648
318. Louis XIV
E56. Coronado’s Seven Cities of Gold
EXTRA 3.4 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 4)
317. Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve
316. Founding of Montreal in 1642
E55. Brave New World
EXTRA 3.3 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 3)
315. Historical Perspectives on Laura Ingalls Wilder
314. Providence, Rhode Island
E54. Crossing the Mississippi River
EXTRA 3.2 The Lincoln Legacy (Chapter 2)
313. Providence Plantations
312. Colony of Rhode Island
E53. Spanish Main
EXTRA 3.1 The Lincoln Legacy (Prologue & Chapter 1)
311. Exiled from Massachusetts Bay Colony
310. Roger Williams
E52. Lady of Guadalupe
EXTRA 3.0 The Lincoln Legacy (Presentation)
309. Mail-order Brides
308. Wives for Crops
E51. Circumnavigation of the World
EXTRA 2.52 The Dead Letter (Afterword)
307. Tobacco Brides
306. Harvard founding 1636
E50. Conquest of Mexico
EXTRA 2.51 The Dead Letter (Epilogue)
305. Tomatoes from Mexico
304. Tlaxcalans of Mexico
E49. Fall of the Aztec Empire
EXTRA 2.50 The Dead Letter (Chapter 38.2)
303. Canadian Martyrs
302. Jesuit Order in New France
E48. Conquistador Hernan Cortes
EXTRA 2.49 The Dead Letter (Chapter 38.1)
301. God’s Soldiers
300. Jesuits
E47. Mexico on the Eve of Spanish Conquest
EXTRA 2.48 The Dead Letter (Chapter 37)
299. Spiritual Knight
298. Ignatius of Loyola
E46. Balboa and the Pacific Ocean
EXTRA 2.47 The Dead Letter (Chapter 36 of 38)
297. Historical Reinterpretation
296. Mohawk Fishing
E45. God, Gold, and Glory
EXTRA 2.46 The Dead Letter (Chapter 35)
295. Iroquoian Hunting
294. Native World Sustenance
E44. Ponce de Leon and the Fountain of Youth
EXTRA 2.45 The Dead Letter (Chapter 34)
293. Haudenosaunee
292. Iroquois
E43. Quest for the Spice Islands
EXTRA 2.44 The Dead Letter (Chapter 33)
291. Samuel Champlain 1608-35
290. Disease in the New World
E42. Conquistadors
EXTRA 2.43 The Dead Letter (Chapter 32.2)
289. Black Death
288. Bubonic Plague
E41. Prince Nezahualcoyotl of Mesoamerica
EXTRA 2.42 The Dead Letter (Chapter 32.1)
287. City on a Hill
286. John Winthrop
E34. Sebastian Cabot Map
EXTRA 2.41 The Dead Letter (Chapter 31)
285. Massachusetts Bay Colony 1630
284. English Puritanism
E33. John Cabot’s Legendary 1497 Voyage
EXTRA 2.40 The Dead Letter (Chapter 30 of 38)
283. Puritans
282. Martin Luther Legacy
E32. England explores the Continent
EXTRA 2.39 The Dead Letter (Chapter 29)
281. New York City
280. New Amsterdam (NYC)
E31. Portuguese North Americans
EXTRA 2.38 The Dead Letter (Chapter 28)
279. Dutch Colony
278. New Netherland (1609-24)
E30. Columbus Legacy
EXTRA 2.37 The Dead Letter (Chapter 27.2)
277. Mesoamerican Agriculture
276. Madrid, capital of the Spanish Empire
E23. Treaty of Tordesillas (Part 3)
EXTRA 2.36 The Dead Letter (Chapter 27.1)
275. Explosion in Halifax
274. BackTracker History
E22. Treaty of Tordesillas (Part 2)
EXTRA 2.35 The Dead Letter (Chapter 26.3)
273. MORE Fascinating Continental Facts
272. Black Robe, part 4
E27. Treaty of Tordesillas 1494
EXTRA 2.34 The Dead Letter (Chapter 26.2)
271. Black Robe, part 3
270. Black Robe, part 2
E26. Columbus & The Bahamas in 1492
EXTRA 2.33 The Dead Letter (Chapter 26.1)
269. Black Robe, part 1
268. Economics of Plymouth Colony
E24. Columbus and Genoa, part 3
EXTRA 2.32 The Dead Letter (Chapter 25.2)
267. Socialist Communes
266. William Bradford
E23. Columbus and Genoa, part 2
EXTRA 2.31 The Dead Letter (Chapter 25.1)
265. Pilgrims
264. Killing an American President
E22. Columbus and Genoa, part 1
EXTRA 2.30 The Dead Letter (Chapter 24)
263. JFK Assassination
262. Preserving History
E21. Christopher Columbus
EXTRA 2.29 The Dead Letter (Chapter 23)
261. Melting Down Historic Monuments
260. Woodland Tribes
E19. Age of Exploration
EXTRA 2.28 The Dead Letter (Chapter 22)
259. Northeast Algonquians
258. Wampanoag Native People
E17. The Vikings reach Canada
EXTRA 2.27 The Dead Letter (Chapter 21.2)
257. Mayans and Atlantis
256. Mexico City
E13. Apocalypto interview Part 3
EXTRA 2.26 The Dead Letter (Chapter 21.1)
255. Indian Massacre of 1622
254. Work in Early America
E15. Apocalypto interview Part 2
EXTRA 2.25 The Dead Letter (Chapter 20)
253. The 1619 Project
252. Winston Churchill post-WW2
E14. Apocalypto interview Part 1
EXTRA 2.24 The Dead Letter (Chapter 19)
251. The Year 1619
250. Jamestown Revisited 1607-1618
E13. Legends of Oceanic Crossings
EXTRA 2.23 The Dead Letter (Chapter 18.2)
249. Should we celebrate Columbus Day?
248. Financing Settlements
E9. Trans-Oceanic Contact Theories
EXTRA 2.22 The Dead Letter (Chapter 18.1)
247. Women Investors
246. Colonial Venture
E11. Aztec Empire
EXTRA 2.21 The Dead Letter (Chapter 17)
245. Virginia Company
244. Roanoke Misadventure
E9. Maya Civilization
EXTRA 2.20 The Dead Letter (Chapter 16)
243. What is Anachronism?
242. Samuel’s Writings and Character
E8. Mesoamerican Olmecs
EXTRA 2.19 The Dead Letter (Chapter 15)
241. Champlain’s Last Years
240. Last Charge of the Rough Rider
E7. Mound Builders & Ancestral Puebloans
EXTRA 2.18 The Dead Letter (Chapter 14)
239. President Theodore Roosevelt
238. Kirke Brothers
E6. Pre-Columbian Cultures & Civilizations
EXTRA 2.17 The Dead Letter (Chapter 13.2)
237. Company of 100 Associates
236. Huron Country
E4. Paleoamericans & Kennewick Man
EXTRA 2.16 The Dead Letter (Chapter 13.1)
235. Roundtable: First Woman President?
234. Roundtable: James ‘Blind Traveller’ Holman
E3. Dinosaur Extinction to the Arrival of Humans
EXTRA 2.15 The Dead Letter (Chapter 12)
233. Roundtable: Washington’s Newburgh Conspiracy Speech
232. Roundtable: George Washington
E2. Deep Timeline of the USA Canada Mexico
EXTRA 2.14 The Dead Letter (Chapter 11)
231. Etienne Brule (Coureur des Bois)
230. Champlain in the Wilderness
EXTRA 2.13 The Dead Letter (Chapter 10.2)
229. Champlain Timeline
228. Stolen Land?
EXTRA 2.12 The Dead Letter (Chapter 10.1)
227. Guanajuato, central Mexico
226. Man of La Mancha in New Spain
EXTRA 2.11 The Dead Letter (Chapter 9)
225. Don Quixote in Guadalajara, Mexico
224. Spanish Colonial Mexico
EXTRA 2.10 The Dead Letter (Chapter 8)
223. Evolution of the Wheel
222. Lost at Sea
EXTRA 2.9 The Dead Letter (Chapter 7.2)
221. Henry Hudson's Fate
220. Hudson Bay Mutiny
EXTRA 2.8 The Dead Letter (Chapter 7.1)
219. Hudson Strait
218. Henry Hudson
EXTRA 2.7 The Dead Letter (Chapter 6.2)
217. Organized Crime and Punishment
216. Province of Maine
EXTRA 2.6 The Dead Letter (Chapter 6.1)
215. Pioneering colonists
214. Sagadahoc River Settlement
EXTRA 2.5 The Dead Letter (Chapter 5)
213. Popham Colony, Maine
212. Sir Ferdinando Gorges
EXTRA 2.4 The Dead Letter (Chapter 4)
211. Eyewitness History
210. England’s early New World Exploits
EXTRA 2.3 The Dead Letter (Chapter 3)
209. Albion’s Trans-Atlantic Adventures
208. The English Cross the Pond (1497-1618)
EXTRA 2.2 The Dead Letter (Chapter 2)
207. China Sparks the Renaissance?
206. Chinese Fleet
EXTRA 2.1 The Dead Letter (Prologue & Chapter 1)
205. Admiral Zheng He
204. Did China Discover America in 1421?
EXTRA 2.0 The Dead Letter (Presentation)
203. Defeat of the Mohawks
202. Huron, Algonquin, Montagnais Warriors
EXTRA 1.43 The Maesta Panels (Afterword)
201. Battle of Lake Champlain
200. Key Battles of American History