Historical Context

This episode of Historical Context examines thegeopolitical shockwaves of 1660, revealing how the restoration of King Charles II struck existential panic into the independently operating Massachusetts Bay Colony, perfectly coinciding with a fierce legal campaign by Robert Mason to reclaim his violently seized family lands in New Hampshire. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalCP Fol...

Explore the dramatic shifts in colonial borders, Native American diplomacy, and the rise of New York under Governor Dongan. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalCPFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.historical.context/Fife and Drum by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drumLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Explore Governor Andros's early challenges: Native American wars, civil unrest in Delaware, and a diplomatic crisis with the Mohawks. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalCPFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.historical.context/Fife and Drum by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drumLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licens...

Discover how the Dutch briefly recaptured New York in 1673, a dramatic turn of events during the Third Anglo-Dutch War. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalCP Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.historical.context/ Fife and Drum byKevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drum License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Explore the chaotic aftermath of English conquest in New Netherland, featuring two dramatic rebellions in Esopus and the Delaware Valley. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalCPFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.historical.context/Fife and Drum by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drumLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licens...

Discover the dramatic 1664 takeover of New Netherland by the English and the shocking corruption that followed. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalCP Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.historical.context/ Fife and Drum byKevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drum License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Explore the internal rebellion on Long Island that weakened New Netherland before the English conquest. Follow us on Twitter:https://twitter.com/HistoricalCP Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the.historical.context/ Fife and Drum by KevinMacLeod License:http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Explore the violent collision of internal conflict and external threats that led to the downfall of New Netherland in 1662-1663.Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalCPFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.historical.context/Fife and Drum by Kevin MacLeodLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Explore the violent collision of internal conflict and external threats that led to the downfall of New Netherland in 1662-1663. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalCPFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.historical.context/Fife and Drum by Kevin MacLeodLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Discover the explosive story of Culpeper's Rebellion, America's first colonial tax revolt in 1677 North Carolina. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalCP Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.historical.context/ Fife and Drum byKevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drum License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Discover the 1673 Carolina Colony rebellion sparked by the penny-per-pound tobacco tax and widespread smuggling. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalCP Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.historical.context/ Fife and Drum byKevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drum License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Discover the dramatic founding of Charles Town, a Spanish blockade, and the arrival of Quaker missionaries in 17th-century Carolina. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalCP Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.historical.context/ Fife and Drum byKevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drum License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Explore the Lords Proprietors' radical plan for Carolina, featuring John Locke and the controversial Fundamental Constitutions. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalCP Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.historical.context/ Fife and Drum byKevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drum License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...

In this episode of Historical Context, we explore the dramatic and tragic collapse of Clarendon County, the English settlement at Cape Fear that once promised a bright future for the Carolina Colonies. Despite a successful scouting mission just a year prior, the colony spiraled into ruin by 1667 due to a lethal combination of proprietary neglect and the rigid, unrealistic "Concessions and Agr...

In this episode of Historical Context, we dive into the perilous 1666 expedition of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Sandford as he sails south from the failing Cape Fear settlement in search of a "promised land" for the Lords Proprietors. From the tragic madness of the expedition's original captain to the crew's miraculous survival at the treacherous "Port Peril," Sandford’s...

In this episode of Historical Context , we explore the "Paper Dreams and Swampy Realities" of the early Albemarle settlement in 1665 Carolina. While the powerful Lords Proprietors in London drafted rigid, utopian blueprints for a disciplined agricultural empire—complete with military-style grids and high rents—the pioneers on the ground faced a chaotic world of impenetrable cypress swamp...

In this episode of Historical Context, we explore the ambitious race to colonize the southern coastline of the Carolina territory through the 1664 Cape Fear venture. Following King Charles II’s massive land grant to the eight Lords Proprietors, the struggle for a profitable "paper empire" led to a unique partnership with the overcrowded, sugar-rich island of Barbados. We delve into the t...

In this episode of Historical Context, we explore the dramatic collision between independent pioneers and the ambitions of the newly restored English monarchy in the 17th-century American South. From settlers negotiating directly with Indigenous leaders to King Charles II settling his political debts through land grants. Enjoy this week's episode of Historical Context!

In this episode, we explore the untamed southern frontier and the origins of the Carolina colony, moving beyond the haunting legacy of the Lost Colony of Roanoke. While King Charles I first formally claimed the territory in 1629 through an ambitious but failed paper empire, the true birth of Carolina was driven by restless Virginian pioneers.

The podcast returns on March 30th with a new series, "The Founding of the Carolina Colony." In this clip, I explain the return along with some changes. Fife and Drum byKevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drum License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

When people look up the events in Virginia in 1682, they sometimes will notice that people write about rioting occurring in the colony.  Today, we will find out what really happened. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalCP Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.historical.context/ Fife and Drum by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fif...

Governor Culpepper finally arrives and brings three legislative requests with him.  Two are easily agreed upon, but the third regarding a tax on tobacco, becomes a source of contention in today's episode. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalCP Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.historical.context/ Fife and Drum by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.film...

Governor Culpepper begins his tenure as governor, but as we are about to find out, the colonists will need to be patient when it comes to meeting him in person. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalCP Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.historical.context/ Fife and Drum by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drum License: http://...

With the death of Sir William Berkeley, Colonel Jeffreys days as the Acting Governor of Virginia are limited.  In today's episode, we examine its transition. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalCP Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.historical.context/ Fife and Drum by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drum License: http:...

Today, the investigation is underway as to why Bacon's rebellion happened.  The results would turn the colony against Governor Berkeley. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalCP Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.historical.context/ Fife and Drum by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drum License: http://creativecommons.org...