This week we cover a lot: the 1644 Powhatan Uprising, the governorship of Berkeley, the English Civil War, the Navigation Acts, Mercentilism, the legalisation of slavery, exploration, and we introduce segments.
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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 23.11.2015Episode 14 - Berkeley
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Folge vom 20.11.2015Episode 13 - The New AristocracyThis week we once again break out of the narrative to talk about Virginia's increasing political sophistication across the 1620s and 1630s.
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Folge vom 18.11.2015Episode 12 - Powhatan UprisingThis week we return to the narrative (after a quick word about my MA results). After 8 years of English oppression, the Powhatans have enough and launch a war, meanwhile in London the Virginia Company collapses due to sheer incompetence.
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Folge vom 16.11.2015Episode 11 - Introduction to Social HistoryThis week we delve into social history for the first time this series. As the title suggests, we introduce a few elements which will be important as time develops, such as the introduction of slavery to Virginia and growing inequality. In short, we cover how miserable life was for your average Virginian.