A History of the United States

This week the English colonies fight King Philip in a fight for their very survival. The conclusion to our introduction to New England.

This week the English and Dutch go to war again and the Dutch make a last attempt to retake New York.

This week we turn back towards New York and its annexation by England from the Dutch. We look at the creation of the colonies of New Hampshire, New Jersey, Delaware and Vermont.

This week we look at how Rhode Island fell into anarchy and chaos during the 1650s.

This week we look at the aftermath of the great famine and how that affected Aztec culture, we then look at the first two campaigns of the Great Expansion.

This week we look at the legal aspects of setting up the Rhode Island colony.

This week we look at more religious developments in Puritanism in Rhode Island as Quakerism and Baptism become forces in the colony.

This week we look at the religious developments in Puritanism going on in Rhode Island in the 1630s and 1640s.

This week we take things from 1440 to 1455. We look at the beginnings of Moctezuma's war against the Chalca, the War of Flowers, the great famine, human sacrifice and Aztec views on the afterlife.

This week we look back to Rhode Island and recount the circumstances surrounding its foundation.

This week we take the United Colonies of New England into the 1660s.

This week the United Colonies of New England face tests both internally and externally. They must face off the Indians, the Dutch, and each other.

This week we return to Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Haven to see them, along with Plymouth, form the first American federal institution, the United Colonies of New England.

This week we take things from 1428 to 1440. We look at the reign and conquests of Itzcoatl, the nature of the Triple Alliance, the ascension of Moctezuma, geography and the difficulties of our sources.

This week we begin the fourth chunk of narrative as we turn back to Plymouth, and examine how it became the Plymouth Republic over the 1630s.

Having set up Mesoamerican civilisation last time out, we delve into early Aztec history. We chart their travels and rise from 1111 to 1428.

We have an overview of Mesoamerican history prior to the Aztecs. We also have an exploration of how information is preserved and delve into cyclical time.

Today marks the 6th anniversary of May 2nd 2010, the day I released my first ever podcast! So, to celebrate, here is a short bonus episode about Oliver Cromwell. It's a strange one, but I hope you enjoy. But wait! That's not all! To celebrate six years I'm going to be releasing 6 episodes from the premium feed onto to main feed! Come back each day for an extra slice of Aztec!

This week we turn to Indonesia to examine how and why New York was traded for a spice island.

This week we cover the growing tension between the English and Dutch, leading the English to take New Netherland and rename it New York.

This week we cover the directorship of Peter Stuyvesant, the Godfather of New Netherland.

This week we really begin to get into the problems afflicting New Netherland, and the disastrous directorship of Kieft.

This week we cover the fall of New Sweden as the Swedes provoked the Dutch, leading to an invasion. We then double back to begin going through the history of New Netherland in more detail.

This week we cover the history of New Sweden.

This week we cover some of the history of New Netherland, but it is quite impossible to talk about New Netherland without talking about New Sweden. Therefore, what we do today is go back to Europe so we can figure out why the Swedes thought founding an empire on the Delaware was a good idea.

This week we cover the exploration of the Hudson River, the founding of New Netherland, Fort Orange (Albany) and New Amsterdam (New York City).

This week we begin Chapter 3 of A History of the United States by getting very off topic. We don't talk about America at all, and instead focus on the Dutch in preparation for setting up New Netherland and Delaware.

This week we found Connecticut. We also turn Providence Plantation into the Colony of Rhode Island, and look at badass theologian Anne Hutchinson who was kicked out of Massachusetts for speaking her mind.

This week we look at the early social and economic history of Massachusetts.

This week we look at the early social and economic history of Massachusetts.

This week we look at the first few years of Massachusetts colony, which greatly contrasts to Plymouth. It is very oligarchic, had has something of a fusion of church and state.

This week we found the colony of Massachusetts, in addition to the provinces of Maine and New Hampshire. It's a busy episode!

This week the Pilgrims deal with Dutch traders, Allerton has business in London, and Standish goes off to save New England from a bunch of drunks.

This week we watch the Pilgrims try to free themselves from the control of London as we move the narrative into 1627. We also include a brief history of plague.

This week we carry on looking at the arrival of the Charity, exploring the conspiracy of Oldham and Lyford.

This week Gorges arrives in New England to refound Wessagusset, this time as Weymouth. We also cover developments back in London with the merchants and the rise to power of James Sherley. We also answer a listener question about Jamestown.

This week the Pilgrims go on the attack. We also talk about fishing contracts and the history of lobsters.

This week we get very medical, and a conspiracy is unearthed.

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.

This 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.

This 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.

This 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.

This week we take the Pilgrims across the Atlantic to Plymouth. Along the way we look at duels on the Mayflower, the Mayflower Compact, how much the Pilgrims hated Cape Cod, and terminology.

This week we take the Separatists through their time in Holland to their decision to sail to the New World in the Mayflower.

This week we begin chapter 2 of the podcast, New England. But in order to do this we go back and cover the reformation and the origins of Puritans, we also take the Separatists over to the Netherlands in 1607.

This week Bacon's Rebellion falls apart, royal order is imposed and Virginia does not become independent.

This week Bacon's Rebellion gets underway and makes a bid for independence from England.

This week we were supposed to cover thanksgiving, but I screw up the timings so we talk about General Bacon instead.

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.

This week we once again break out of the narrative to talk about Virginia's increasing political sophistication across the 1620s and 1630s.