A History of the United States

Episode 132 - Repeal of the Stamp Act 02.08.2020 15:49 ↓

This week we cover the repeal of the Stamp Act in Parliament as Pitt gives the speech of his life.

Episode 131 - The Adams Family 05.07.2020 14:12 ↓

This week we introduce John and Abigail Adams, as well as looking at how women were crucial in the Stamp Act protests.

Episode 130 - Hutchinson vs The Mob 17.05.2020 17:36 ↓

This week the Sons of Liberty begin to organise mobs to fight back against the Stamp Act, with the situation in Boston escalating.

Episode 129 - The Virginia Resolves 03.05.2020 15:32 ↓

This week Grenville falls and the Rockingham Ministry is born, while we introduce Patrick Henry as the Stamp Act hits America.

Episode 128 - The Stamp Act 13.04.2020 14:34 ↓

This week we follow as Prime Minister Grenville plants two timebombs in America, the Stamp Act and the Quartering Act.

Episode 127 - The Currency Act 29.03.2020 15:11 ↓

This week we turn to the American Currencies Act, and introduce Sam Adams into the narrative as opposition to the British grows in Boston.

Episode 126 - The Sugar Act 09.03.2020 16:18 ↓

This week Grenville hangs onto powerin Westminster while trying to bring in more money. He passes the first of his big new laws, the American Duties Act, more commonly known as the Sugar Act.

Episode 125 - Pontiac's War Part 2 07.02.2020 15:26 ↓

This week the British try to undo the damage done to the Indian relationship over the previous episodes.

Episode 124 - Pontiac's War 19.01.2020 14:58 ↓

This week we look at the Indian response to British actions as Pontiac's War breaks out across North America.

Episode 123 - Connecticut Invades Wyoming 08.12.2019 16:03 ↓

This week we cover the fall of Bute in London, and recap the postwar situation in North America, going into detail with Connecticut's invasion of Wyoming.

Episode 122 - The Treaty of Paris (1763) 24.11.2019 9:57 ↓

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

Episode 121 - The Miracle of the House of Brandenburg 03.11.2019 14:44 ↓

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

Episode 120 - Fall of Pitt 06.10.2019 13:29 ↓

This week we cover the events of 1761 as Pitt falls from power while Spain and Portugal enter the war.

Episode 119 - The Cherokee War 22.09.2019 13:57 ↓

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

Episode 118 - The Old George is Dead, Long Live the George 01.09.2019 13:01 ↓

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

Episode 117 - Montreal 25.08.2019 12:54 ↓

This week we follow the British as the complete the conquest of New France and review the war.

Episode 116 - Annus Mirabilis. Part 3 11.08.2019 13:05 ↓

This week we complete the story of 1759 with events in Europe and the Battle of Quiberon Bay.

Episode 115 - Annus Mirabilis. Part 2 21.07.2019 15:42 ↓

This week we continue the story of 1759 as the British move on Quebec.

Episode 114 - Annus Mirabilis. Part 1 16.06.2019 14:39 ↓

This week we start a three episode series on 1759 when the war tips towards the British.

Episode 113 - Threadbare Bells 02.06.2019 14:58 ↓

This week we look at the world in 1758 as Frederick gets worn down in Prussia and we introduce West Africa into the narrative.

Episode 112 - Good Things Come in Threes 19.05.2019 18:58 ↓

This week we continue to look at 1758 as the British make attacks on Louisbourg, Fort Frontenac and Fort Duquesne.

Episode 111 - Fort Carillon 06.05.2019 18:45 ↓

This week we turn to 1758 in the colonies as Pitt's Chathamite system begins to take effect. The British try to push up the Lake Champlain corridor by attacking Fort Carillon.

Episode 110 - The Chathamite System 28.04.2019 11:35 ↓

This week the British have a major course correction as Pitt redesigns the Brittish approach to the war.

Episode 109 - More Disasters 22.04.2019 13:09 ↓

This week we look at more things going wrong for the British as they try take Louisbourg.

Episode 108 - The Fort William Henry Massacre 10.03.2019 18:11 ↓

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