All Episodes

#215 The Founding of Pennsylvania and Some Other Stuff

#214 William Penn Before Pennsylvania 2: Penn on Trial

#213 Sidebar: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence and Brief Notes on the Signers

#212 William Penn Before Pennsylvania 1

#211 Sidebar Conversation: Richard Bell on The American Revolution and the Fate of the World

#210 The Quakers Invade West New Jersey

#209 What You Need to Know About English Politics in the 1680s 2: The Glorious Revolution

#208 What You Need to Know About English Politics in the 1680s 1: The Exclusion Crisis

#207 How Indians of the American West Acquired Horses

#206 The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 2: The Siege of Santa Fe and the Flight to El Paso

#205 The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 1: The Kindling of War

#204 Albemarle Arises: Culpeper’s Rebellion

#203 Sidebar: Henry Knox and the Noble Train of Artillery Part 2

#202 Sidebar: Henry Knox and the Noble Train of Artillery Part 1

#201 Bacon’s Aftermath 2: Restless Virginia and the Rise of Black Slavery

#200 Sidebar Conversation: Matthew Restall on “The Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus”

#199 Bacon’s Aftermath 1: Diplomacy and Conspiracy 1677-1685

#198 Bacon’s Rebellion 6: Recriminations

#197 Bacon’s Rebellion 5: Bacon’s Lousy Luck

#196 Bacon’s Rebellion 4: The Burning of Jamestown

#195 Bacon’s Rebellion 3: Go Ahead, Shoot!

#194 Bacon’s Rebellion 2: The Susquehannocks Strike Back

#193 Bacon’s Rebellion 1: The Case of the Repossessed Hogs

#192 Notes on Virginia 1644-1675

#191 Augustine Herrman’s Map

#190 Sidebar Conversation: Phil Magness on The 1619 Project

#189 King Philip’s War 9: Aftermath

#188 King Philip’s War 8: The Defeat of the Algonquians

#187 King Philip’s War 7: The Turn of the Tide

#186 King Philip’s War 6: The Awful Winter of 1676

#185 King Philip’s War 5: Enter the Narragansetts

#184 Sidebar: “The Soldier’s Faith,” a Memorial Day Speech (Encore Presentation)

#183 Interview with Matthew J. Tuininga

#182 King Philip’s War 4: “Wheeler’s Surprise” and the Problem of Counterinsurgency

#181 Sidebar: The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere 2: The Ride

#180 Sidebar: The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere 1: The Prelude

#179 King Philip’s War 3: The Fire Spreads

#178 King Philip’s War 2: Lighting the Match

#177 King Philip’s War 1: The Kindling of War

#176 Jolliet and Marquette: Loose Ends and Notes on Early Chicago

#175 Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette Explore the “Mesippi”

#174 Raid on America 3: “All Theyr Cry was for New Yorke!”

#173 Raid on America 2: Kees the Devil Sails

#172 Raid on America 1: Overview of the Anglo-Dutch Wars

#171 New Jersey Is Revolting!

#170 The First English Settlement of South Carolina

#169 Lord Ashley, John Locke, and the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina

#168 Barbadians Explore South Carolina

#167 Ohhhh! Whaddabout New Jersey?

#166 Introduction to the Columbian Exchange (Revised)

#165 English Colonial Governance in a Nutshell: Charters, Proprietaries, and Royal Colonies

#164 Sidebar Interview: David Beito on the New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights

#163 The Fall of New Amsterdam and the Founding of New York

#162 Spanish Florida and the “Republic of Indians”

#161 Spanish Florida in the 1600s: Indian Wars, Yellow Fever, and Pirates!

#160 The Official Founding of North Carolina

#159 Sidebar: The Master of the Senate

#158 The Free County of Albemarle

#157 Carolana On My Mind

#156 War on the Hudson Part 2

#155 Sidebar: A Conversation with Amanda Bellows

#154 War on the Hudson Part 1

#153 Roger Williams Saves Rhode Island Again!

#152 The Life and Times of Samuell Gorton

#151 Rogues and Dogs and Fendall’s Rebellion

#150 Regicides on the Run!

#149 The End of New Haven Colony

#148 The Founding of New Haven Colony

#147 Interview with James Horn

#146 Oliver’s Army: What You Need to Know About the English Civil Wars

#145 The Witches of Springfield

#144 Three Lost Voices From Early Maryland

#143 Interview with Joseph Kelly

#142 Sidebar: Oscar Hartzell and the Sir Francis Drake Estate Scam

#141 The Life and Times of William Pynchon

#140 New Sweden Part 3: The Fall

#139 New Sweden Part 2: The Tough Guys Arrive

#138 Sidebar Editorial: Notes on the American Historical Association Annual Meeting and the Teaching of History

#137 An Overview of the European Settlement of the Northeast Before 1650

#136 The “Plundering Time” Of Maryland Part 2

#135 The “Plundering Time” Of Maryland Part 1

#134 Sidebar: More Notes on Thanksgiving

#133 Opechancanough’s Last Stand

#132 Sidebar Conversation: Salina Baker on the Life of General Nathanael Greene

#131 The Furry Geopolitics of the Eastern Seaboard 1630s-1660s

#130 Willem Kieft’s War

#129 Sidebar: Columbus Counterfactuals Revised

#128 Philadelphia Area Meet-up Details and a Book Recommendation

#128 Sidebar: The Comstock Act, Free Speech and the Legalization of Birth Control

#127 Roger Williams Saves Rhode Island

#126 The Founding of New Sweden

#125 The Founding of Maryland Part 3: Making the Laws

#124 Sidebar: The “Historical Sense”

#123 The Founding of Maryland Part 2: The Ark and the Dove

#122 The Founding of Maryland Part 1: Calvert’s Dream

#121 Sidebar: John F. Kennedy’s Speech of July 4, 1946

#120 Anne Hutchinson Part 3: Conviction and Legacy

#119 Anne Hutchinson Part 2: Ordeal by Trial

#118 The Dissenters: Anne Hutchinson Part 1

#117 Sidebar: “The Soldier’s Faith,” a Memorial Day Speech

#116 The Pequot War 3: Annihilation

#115 The Pequot War 2: Blundering Into War

#114 The Pequot War 1: The Geopolitics of New England in the 1630s

#113 Sidebar Conversation: Melissa Darby on Sir Francis Drake and the Search for Novo Albion

#112 That Time Maryland and Virginia Went to War

#111 Washington Meet-up Details and Some Other Stuff

#111 Jean Nicolet’s Journey to Wisconsin in 1634

#110 Roger Williams Part 3: Into the Wild

#109 Roger Williams Part 2: Expulsion

#108 The Dissenters: Roger Williams Part 1

#107 Sidebar Conversation: Kenny Ryan of the Abridged Presidential Histories Podcast

#106 Introduction to Puritan Theology

#105 The Settlement of Massachusetts Bay

#104 The Massachusetts Puritans: What You Need to Know!

#103 The Winthrop Fleet and the City on the Hill

#102 The Rise of the Puritans Part 2: The Crisis of the Late 1620s

#101 The Rise of the Puritans Part 1: Parliament Confronts the Crown

#100 Sidebar Conversation: Eric Yanis of the Other States of America History Podcast

#99 Fathoms of Wampum: Trade in New England and New Netherland in the 1620s-30s

#98 A Kingdom of God on the Rio Grande

#97 The Spanish Explore the Coast of California

#96 Sidebar: Notes on Thanksgiving (Encore Presentation)

#95 Sidebar: Notes From My Trip to Cuba and Other Stuff

#94 The Lord of Misrule

#93 The Purchase of Manhattan and Other Dutch Treats

#92 Here Come The Dutch!

#91 Sidebar: Considering Columbus Counterfactuals! (Encore presentation)

#90 After the Sky Fell

#89 Squanto’s Legacy and Pilgrim Anecdotes

#88 The Pilgrims Play For Keeps

#87 Opechancanough’s War

#86 Who Was Opechancanough?

#85 The Pilgrims Confront the Enemies Within

#84 1621 in New England Part 2

#83 1621 in New England Part 1

#82 The Pilgrims Go Ashore

#81 The Mayflower Sails

#80 The Mayflower Moment in History

#79 Sidebar: Daniel Webster’s Speech of July 4, 1800

#78 In Virginia in 1619: Part 2

#77 In Virginia in 1619: Part 1

#76 The Road to Plymouth Part 3: Kidnapped!

#75 The Road to Plymouth Part 2: John Smith’s Invention of New England and Some Other Stuff

#74 Sidebar: Herbert Hoover’s Memorial Day Speech at Valley Forge

#73 The Road to Plymouth Part 1: The First Pilgrims

#72 Champlain Invades New York, Again

#71 The Life and Times of Samuel Argall and Some Other Stuff

#70 Sidebar: Justice Gorsuch and the “Insular Cases”

#69 Jamestown and the Powhatans Part 11: London Town

#68 Jamestown and the Powhatans Part 10: True Love

#67 Jamestown and the Powhatans Part 9: War!

#0.1 Revised Introduction for New and Longstanding Listeners

#66 Jamestown and the Powhatans Part 8: The Emissaries

#65 Jamestown and the Powhatans Part 7: The Starving Time

#64 Jamestown and the Powhatans Part 6: Timeline 1609-1622

#63 Hudson on the Hudson

#62 Mohawk Down! Champlain invades New York

#61 Samuel de Champlain on the Coast of Maine

#60 Samuel de Champlain on the St. Lawrence

#59 Introduction to Samuel de Champlain and Some Other Stuff

#58 Jamestown and the Powhatans Part 5

#57 Jamestown and the Powhatans Part 4

#56 Jamestown and the Powhatans Part 3

#55 Jamestown and the Powhatans Part 2

#54 Jamestown and the Powhatans Part 1

#53 The Popham/Sagadahoc Colony and Other Adventures on the Coast of New England 1602-08 Part 2

#52 The Popham/Sagadahoc Colony and Other Adventures on the Coast of New England 1602-08 Part 1

#51 The Rediscovery of New Mexico and the Last Conquistadors 1580 – 1610

#50 Novo Albion and Drake’s Legacy

#49 Sidebar: Notes on Thanksgiving

#48 Sidebar: Announcements and Some News From History Twitter

#47 Epilogues and Consequences: After the Armada and the “Lost Colony” of Roanoke

#46 The Defeat of the Spanish Armada and the Survival of Protestant England Part 2

#45 The Defeat of the Spanish Armada and the Survival of Protestant England Part 1

#44 Set Fair for Roanoke Part 4

#43 Drake Burns Down the West Indies and St. Augustine!

#42 Sidebar: Considering Columbus Counterfactuals!

#41 Set Fair For Roanoke Part 3

#40 Set Fair For Roanoke Part 2

#39 Set Fair For Roanoke Part 1

#38 The Road to the Roanoke Colonies

#37 Sir Francis Drake: Around the World in 1018 Days Part 3

#36 Sir Francis Drake: Around the World in 1018 Days Part 2

#35 Sir Francis Drake: Around the World in 1018 Days Part 1

#34 Drake’s War

#33 Sir Francis Drake and the Rise of English Sea Power

#32 Queen Elizabeth I: What You Need To Know!

#31 England in the 1500s and the Rise of the Merchant Adventurers

#30 The Spanish on the Atlantic Coast and the Strange Story of Don Luis

#29 Sidebar: “The Author and Signers of the Declaration of Independence,” by Woodrow Wilson

#28 Pedro Menendez, the Founding of St. Augustine and the Slaughter of the Huguenots: The Other Side of the Story

#27 Charlesfort and the Massacre at Fort Caroline

#26 Calamity at Pensacola

#25 Sidebar: Taking Stock

#24 The Coronado Entrada into the American Southwest Part 2

#23 The Coronado Entrada into the American Southwest Part 1

#22 Esteban and the Prelude to the Coronado Expedition

#21 Sidebar: A Pirate’s Tale

#20 The End of Hernando de Soto

#19 Hernando de Soto Part 3

#18 Hernando de Soto Part 2

#17 Hernando de Soto Part 1

#16 Sidebar: Bringing It All Together

#15 Cabeza de Vaca Part 4

#14 Cabeza de Vaca Part 3

#13 The Narváez Expedition and Cabeza de Vaca Part 2

#12 The Narváez Expedition and Cabeza de Vaca Part 1

#11 Florida Man!

#10 Giovanni da Verrazzano and the Exploration of the Atlantic Coast

#9 Juan Ponce de Leon and the (Official) Discovery of Florida

#8 Introduction to the Columbian Exchange

#7 The Admiral of the Ocean Sea Part 5

#6 The Admiral of the Ocean Sea Part 4

#5 The Admiral of the Ocean Sea Part 3

#4 The Admiral of the Ocean Sea Part 2

#3 The Admiral of the Ocean Sea Part 1

#2 The Americans Before Columbus Part 2

#1 The Americans Before Columbus Part 1

#0 Introduction to the History of the Americans