Tuesday 26 January 2016

A History of the United States. Episode 30 - Mount Merry

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.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode30-MountMerry/Episode30.mp3

Saturday 23 January 2016

Thursday 14 January 2016

A History of the United States. Episode 27 - Letters from a Small Island Part 1



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.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Epiosde27-LettersFromASmallIsland/Episode27.mp3

Wednesday 6 January 2016

A History of the United States. Membership. Episode 7 - A Life in a Day


This week we continue looking at the Aztec life cycle. We cover marriage, getting a house, raising a family, old age, and death.

Monday 4 January 2016

A History of the United States. Episode 24 - A Tale of Two Colonies



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.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode24-ATaleOfTwoColonies/Episode24.mp3