Cover image of Rejects & Revolutionaries (American History Podcast)

Rejects & Revolutionaries (American History Podcast)

A history of the people who became Americans. Formerly The American History Podcast.

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

Podcast cover

English Civil War 1: Profile of 1642 America

English Civil War 1: Profile of 1642 America

An overview of what English America looked like before war started in 1642, including a brief introduction to the founda... Read more

6 Mar 2019

44mins

Ranked #2

Podcast cover

ECW 12: The experience of war in England

ECW 12: The experience of war in England

A quick episode back in England, discussing the polarizing experience of war, which drove thousands of new immigrants to... Read more

7 Aug 2019

33mins

Similar Podcasts

Ranked #3

Podcast cover

Maryland 5: Church and State

Maryland 5: Church and State

Maryland finalizes its legal system, ending up with a document which looked remarkably similar to a Bill of Rights.  A h... Read more

26 Sep 2018

33mins

Ranked #4

Podcast cover

Maryland 2: The Ark and Dove

Maryland 2: The Ark and Dove

Lord Baltimore gets a charter, but Virginia opposes this, seeing it as an encroachment on their territory.  Baltimore st... Read more

5 Sep 2018

30mins

Most Popular Podcasts

Ranked #5

Podcast cover

Plymouth 2: The Mayflower Compact

Plymouth 2: The Mayflower Compact

Getting to America was no easy task, and by the time they set sail they were already in a precarious situation.  They'd ... Read more

7 Mar 2018

23mins

Ranked #6

Podcast cover

Maryland 6: To the brink of war

Maryland 6: To the brink of war

Concluding the story of Maryland's founding, an overview of the known events of 1639-42.  Claiborne's agitation, Susqueh... Read more

3 Oct 2018

27mins

Ranked #7

Podcast cover

Massachusetts Bay 10: The Antinomian Controversy pt. 3

Massachusetts Bay 10: The Antinomian Controversy pt. 3

Four days after clergy held a synod to determine theological truths, the Court decided to eliminate the heresy by any me... Read more

27 Jun 2018

31mins

Ranked #8

Podcast cover

Massachusetts Bay 9: The Antinomian Controversy pt. 2

Massachusetts Bay 9: The Antinomian Controversy pt. 2

Political maneuvering and outright hostility turned a Bostonian theological movement into the basis of a colony-wide con... Read more

20 Jun 2018

33mins

Ranked #9

Podcast cover

Massachusetts Bay 8: The Antinomian Controversy pt. 1

Massachusetts Bay 8: The Antinomian Controversy pt. 1

Also known as the Free Grace Controversy, this dispute pitted John Winthrop and most non-Boston leadership against Anne ... Read more

13 Jun 2018

26mins

Ranked #10

Podcast cover

Massachusetts Bay 4: Commonwealth

Massachusetts Bay 4: Commonwealth

1631-32 was a time of relative calm and optimism for Puritans in England, so emigration to the New World slowed down.  C... Read more

16 May 2018

23mins

Ranked #11

Podcast cover

Plymouth 3: Welcome, Englishmen

Plymouth 3: Welcome, Englishmen

The Pilgrims look for a settlement location, the first baby is born in New England, and after a long, hard winter, they ... Read more

14 Mar 2018

28mins

Ranked #12

Podcast cover

Providence Island 2: You have to spend money to make money

Providence Island 2: You have to spend money to make money

After going into debt to fund the Seaflower venture, investors decide to outfit a second ship, the Charity.  When the Se... Read more

28 Nov 2018

33mins

Ranked #13

Podcast cover

Providence Island 3: Old problems and new solutions

Providence Island 3: Old problems and new solutions

The first years of Providence Island's experience were defined by two familiar problems: factionalism, and economic stag... Read more

20 Dec 2018

32mins

Ranked #14

Podcast cover

Massachusetts Bay 2: The founding of Salem

Massachusetts Bay 2: The founding of Salem

Before Massachusetts Bay Company plans were finalized, John Endicott sailed to Naumkeag to relieve a group of colonists ... Read more

25 Apr 2018

22mins

Ranked #15

Podcast cover

Providence Island 1: Anatomy of a failure

Providence Island 1: Anatomy of a failure

Providence Island was a Caribbean colony founded by the Earl of Warwick, John Pym, Lord Saye-and-Sele, Lord Brooke, and ... Read more

21 Nov 2018

31mins

Ranked #16

Podcast cover

English Civil War 8: Long awaited return

English Civil War 8: Long awaited return

Berkeley returns from England to find the Powhatan War mismanaged.  Calvert returns from Virginia to reinstate Maryland'... Read more

7 Jun 2019

40mins

Ranked #17

Podcast cover

Massachusetts Bay 5: Raising the stakes

Massachusetts Bay 5: Raising the stakes

1633 was the year that the problems which would plague the Bay Colony emerged.  Theological and governmental debate, thr... Read more

23 May 2018

18mins

Ranked #18

Podcast cover

Massachusetts Bay 1: King Charles and the Puritans

Massachusetts Bay 1: King Charles and the Puritans

An overview of the political climate which led to the Great Migration, and which would ultimately lead to the English Ci... Read more

18 Apr 2018

31mins

Ranked #19

Podcast cover

Massachusetts Bay 6: The King's Threat

Massachusetts Bay 6: The King's Threat

When Archbishop Laud investigated Massachusetts's activities, he learned that the charter had been taken to America, and... Read more

30 May 2018

26mins

Ranked #20

Podcast cover

Providence Island 6: Dreams fulfilled

Providence Island 6: Dreams fulfilled

The company rearranged to accommodate colonists and reap the rewards from privateering, but just when they thought thing... Read more

16 Jan 2019

24mins

“Podium: AI tools for podcasters. Generate show notes, transcripts, highlight clips, and more with AI. Try it today at https://podium.page”