This week we manage to get through a whole year in Plymouth, 1622. We look at the difficulty the Pilgrims faced in securing a food supply, and the creation of a rival colony.
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A History of the United States. A podcast charting the history of the United States of America from the foundation of Jamestown to the end of the cold war, covering political, military, economic, social and cultural history.
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Folge vom 04.01.2016Episode 24 - A Tale of Two Colonies
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Folge vom 31.12.2015Episode 23 - The First ThanksgivingThis week the narrative speeds up and we cover most of 1621. We look at an expedition to speak with Massasoit, fertiliser, and the first thanksgiving.
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Folge vom 28.12.2015Episode 22 - WARNING: MAY CONTAIN TAYLOR SWIFT REFERENCESThis week we finally make some progress in New England. The Pilgrims make it through their first winter and make first contact with the Native Americans of the region.
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Folge vom 24.12.2015Episode 21 - Wibbly-Wobbly Timey-Wimey StuffThis week, in a particularly unfocused episode, we move the narrative forward 15 days. In addition we also describe the legal situation of settlement in New England in 1620, have an overview of the Julian calendar, and I explain how to thatch a roof.