History of North America

Herodotus (484-425 BC) traveled widely in the ancient Greek world and wrote down what he saw and the stories he heard. He coined the word history, which is Greek for "inquiries." Do modern historians of North America owe a debt of gratitude to Herodotus, widely credited as being the First Historian? Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/k9FRPKWbJkw  which has accompanyi...

Do modern historians of North America owe a debt of gratitude to Herodotus (484-425 BC), widely credited as being the First Historian? Herodotus traveled widely in the ancient Greek world and wrote down what he saw and the stories he heard. He coined the word history, which is Greek for "inquiries." Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/oTKXZE8DJDw which has accompanyin...

Sailing upstream, Jacques Cartier reached the end of navigation at a large island in the St. Lawrence River. Here he found another Amerindian village, called Hochelaga, on the site of the present city of Montreal, Canada. From the height behind it, to which he gave the name Mont Real—better known today as Mont Royal or Mount Royal in English—he could see the foaming Lachine Rapids bloc...

Denary Novels, Book Three — Continuing saga of the 10-volume international historical mystery and suspense thriller series titled Denary Novels by Mark Vinet, which are heavily immersed in World history with connections to North America.  Get FREE access to this novel’s accompanying visuals, including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams at https://patreon.com/markvinet    ...

Saint Marie de l'Incarnation (1599-1672) was a French Ursuline nun. As part of a group of sisters sent to New France in 1639 to establish the Ursuline Order, Marie was crucial in the spread of Catholicism in New France. She was a religious author and has been credited with founding the first girls' school in the New World. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/FIKZ7JF2W...

Saint François de Laval (1623-1708) was a French Catholic prelate who served as Apostolic Vicar of New France from 1658-74 and as Bishop of Quebec from 1674 until he retired due to poor health in 1688. He continued to work in New France until his death in 1708. He was declared a Saint in 2014 and his feast day is May 6. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/HrZcH...

First known European penetration of the interior of the continent through the St. Lawrence River gateway took place in 1535, when Jacques Cartier returned as leader of a new expedition. Pressing upstream in three small vessels, he reached the Amerindian village of Stadacona, near the present site of the city of Quebec, Canada. At Stadacona, Cartier and his followers passed a bitter winter with the...

Denary Novels, Book Three — Continuing saga of the 10-volume international historical mystery and suspense thriller series titled Denary Novels by Mark Vinet, which are heavily immersed in World history with connections to North America.  Get FREE access to this novel’s accompanying visuals, including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams at https://patreon.com/markvinet    ...

The Society of Priests of Saint-Sulpice, better known as the Sulpicians, is a society and congregation of Catholic men, named after the Church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris dedicated to Sulpitius the Pious— a 7th-century French bishop and saint. The Sulpicians played a major role in the founding of the city of Montreal, where they engaged in missionary activities, trained priests and constructed the S...

First Intendant of New France, Jean Talon (1626-94) was a French colonial administrator appointed by King Louis XIV and his minister, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to serve as the Intendant of Justice, Public Order and Finances in Canada, Acadia and Newfoundland for two terms: 1665-68 and 1670-72. Talon attempted to change the economic base of the burgeoning colony from fur trading to agriculture, but fo...

First encounter brought about Culture Shock and a clash of civilizations throughout the Age of Exploration between Europeans and Amerindians on the North American continent. During a recent interview, I broached this complicated topic sharing my thoughts on the contentious and controversial matter. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation!  Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu...

Denary Novels, Book Three — Continuing saga of the 10-volume international historical mystery and suspense thriller series titled Denary Novels by Mark Vinet, which are heavily immersed in World history with connections to North America.  Get FREE access to this novel’s accompanying visuals, including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams at https://patreon.com/markvinet    ...

In 1665, a royal program to supply women for the many men of New France was initiated, and the Filles du Roi (aka The King’s Women) arrived by the hundreds to help settle and populate the crown colony of French Monarch Louis XIV (1638-1715; r.1643-1715).  Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/9sOdr9ZdOXw  which has accompanying visuals including maps, ch...

In 1665, King Louis XIV of France deployed the Regiment Carignan-Salières to combat the threat from Amerindian communities in northeast North America that formed a Confederacy of nations known as the Iroquois League, consisting of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/-p58N6w_dw4  which has accompanying visuals including...

Jacques Cartier was the first European explorer known to have sailed up the St. Lawrence River which connects the Great Lakes to the North Atlantic Ocean. In 1535, the land along the waterway was inhabited by the Iroquois Amerindians. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation!  Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/AkQIolttAqM which has accompanying visuals including maps, ch...

Denary Novels, Book Three — Continuing saga of the 10-volume international historical mystery and suspense thriller series titled Denary Novels by Mark Vinet, which are heavily immersed in World history with connections to North America.  Get FREE access to this novel’s accompanying visuals, including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams at https://patreon.com/markvinet    ...

King Louis the 14th of France, already dreamed of creating a great empire, and he did not want to inaugurate his reign by losing his colony in the new world. He realized that New France would never prosper as long as it was treated as a purely commercial operation. Changes were made and the Regiment Carignan-Salières were deployed to combat the Iroquois threat. The colony would now report directly...

The Newly crowned young monarch of France dreamed of creating a great empire, and he did not want to inaugurate his reign by losing his colony in the New World. He realized that New France would never prosper as long as it was treated as a purely commercial operation. Changes were made between 1661-65. The colony would now report directly to him and the royal administration through a governor and...

Come search for the origins of the word CANADA as we sail up the majestic St. Lawrence River towards the land of the Iroquois. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation!  Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/_SNaLnCMuac which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Jacques Cartier books available at https://amzn.to/3Ik...

Denary Novels, Book Three — Continuing saga of the 10-volume international historical mystery and suspense thriller series titled Denary Novels by Mark Vinet, which are heavily immersed in World history with connections to North America.  Get FREE access to this novel’s accompanying visuals, including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams at https://patreon.com/markvinet    ...

The Mexica calendar is the dating system based on the Mayan calendar used by the Aztecs as well as other Pre-Columbian peoples of central Mexico. Like the Mayan calendrical system, the Aztec calendar consisted of a ritual cycle of 260 days and a 365-day civil cycle. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/vgIPYOhs8XE which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts,...

In secret, Anne Hutchinson’s (1591-1643) supporters draft the Portsmouth Compact and plan to settle their own colony on Rhode Island with permission from the Narragansett and without any authorization from the English King Charles I (r.1625-49)  Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/eqgFEvLJqZc  which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, i...

On Jacques Cartier’s first exploration trip in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, he planted a 30-foot wooden cross overlooking the bay of Gaspé (Quebec, Canada) symbolizing the ownership of the territory on behalf of the French King, Francis I, on July 24th, 1534. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation!  Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/aXZkwrI3V10 which has acco...

Denary Novels, Book Three — Continuing saga of the 10-volume international historical mystery and suspense thriller series titled Denary Novels by Mark Vinet, which are heavily immersed in World history with connections to North America.  Get FREE access to this novel’s accompanying visuals, including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams at https://patreon.com/markvinet    ...

Officially known as Rhode Island, Aquidneck is an island in Narragansett Bay in the state of Rhode Island. 1638 settlers included William Coddington, William & Anne Hutchinson, Philip Sherman, William Dyer, John Coggeshall, Nicholas Easton, William Brenton, John Clarke, and Richard Maxson (Maggsen). Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/ZiurhyPE9IY  which has accomp...