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A History of the United States

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, soci... Read more

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Episode 2 - Jamestown: The Voyage

Episode 2 - Jamestown: The Voyage

This week we begin the real narrative. We look at the foundation of the Virginia Company, the failed settlement of St. G... Read more

16 Oct 2015

17mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 123 - Connecticut Invades Wyoming

Episode 123 - Connecticut Invades Wyoming

This week we cover the fall of Bute in London, and recap the postwar situation in North America, going into detail with ... Read more

8 Dec 2019

16mins

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Episode 3 - Jamestown: The Settlement

Episode 3 - Jamestown: The Settlement

Surprise early episode! This week introduce the Native Americans in the region, the Powhatan Confederacy. We look at the... Read more

19 Oct 2015

17mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 121 - The Miracle of the House of Brandenburg

Episode 121 - The Miracle of the House of Brandenburg

This week we bring the Seven Years War to a close with a Prussian miracle and a series of British adventures in Havana a... Read more

3 Nov 2019

14mins

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Episode 61 - Native Americans 1: Mother

Episode 61 - Native Americans 1: Mother

This week we begin season 2. We start our coverage of Native Americans by going back 70,000 years to Africa to look at t... Read more

21 Nov 2016

18mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 122 - The Treaty of Paris (1763)

Episode 122 - The Treaty of Paris (1763)

This week we recap the Seven Years War and cover the Treaty of Paris.

24 Nov 2019

9mins

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Episode 119 - The Cherokee War

Episode 119 - The Cherokee War

This week we cover the event that dominated the southern colonies in the early 1760s, the Cherokee War.

22 Sep 2019

13mins

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Episode 94 - Thirteen Colonies

Episode 94 - Thirteen Colonies

This week we look at issues with the phrase 'Thirteen Colonies', and explore North America in the mid-eighteenth century... Read more

20 Jun 2018

13mins

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Episode 4 - The One Where Everyone Dies

Episode 4 - The One Where Everyone Dies

In this week's Friends themed episode Newport sails back to London to report on the foundation of Jamestown, but in Virg... Read more

22 Oct 2015

15mins

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Episode 62 - Native Americans 2: Myths, Legends, and Folktales

Episode 62 - Native Americans 2: Myths, Legends, and Folktales

This week we begin the serious study of the Native American peoples. We talk about how we are going to cover them, and a... Read more

28 Nov 2016

19mins

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Episode 108 - The Fort William Henry Massacre

Episode 108 - The Fort William Henry Massacre

This week we the British set out their plans for 1757, and suffer another disaster at Fort William Henry.

10 Mar 2019

18mins

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Episode 95 - Benjamin Franklin

Episode 95 - Benjamin Franklin

This week we introduce the first of our founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin.

15 Jul 2018

11mins

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Episode 92 - Reboot

Episode 92 - Reboot

Today we analyse the state of the British Empire in the mid 1700s..

23 Apr 2018

19mins

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Episode 23 - The First Thanksgiving

Episode 23 - The First Thanksgiving

This week the narrative speeds up and we cover most of 1621. We look at an expedition to speak with Massasoit, fertilise... Read more

31 Dec 2015

15mins

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Episode 118 - The Old George is Dead, Long Live the George

Episode 118 - The Old George is Dead, Long Live the George

This week we catch up with Frederick across 1759 and 1760 before covering the death of George II and bringing Lord Bute ... Read more

1 Sep 2019

12mins

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Episode 81 - Pirates of the Chesapeake

Episode 81 - Pirates of the Chesapeake

This week we look at war against Indians, the tale of Blackbeard, and we introduce Benjamin Franklin into the narrative.

18 Sep 2017

20mins

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Episode 57 - Roanoke

Episode 57 - Roanoke

This week we return to the south and cover the early history of Carolina, the Roanoke colony, and Elizabethan imperialis... Read more

4 Oct 2016

18mins

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Episode 20 - The Voyage of the Mayflower

Episode 20 - The Voyage of the Mayflower

This week we take the Pilgrims across the Atlantic to Plymouth. Along the way we look at duels on the Mayflower, the May... Read more

20 Dec 2015

19mins

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Episode 97 - French and Indians

Episode 97 - French and Indians

This week we return to North America. We look at the rise of the Iroquois, and the beginnings of their colapsing authori... Read more

27 Aug 2018

17mins

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Episode 46 - New England Confederation

Episode 46 - New England Confederation

This week we return to Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Haven to see them, along with Plymouth, form the first America... Read more

23 May 2016

16mins

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