History of North America

Anne Hutchinson’s (1591-1643) and her allies form a powerful faction in the politics of the early Massachusetts Bay Colony, challenging the old guard. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/aD5aaWg9wYc  which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Anne Hutchinson books available at https://amzn.to/4eEM3lD   Roger...

French King Francis I (1494-1547) dispatches an expedition under skilled mariner Jacques Cartier to the New World in search of treasures and a Northwest passage to the riches of the Orient. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation!  Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/TjpOlzwhocw which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and d...

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    ...

Englishwoman Anne Hutchinson’s (1591-1643) strong religious convictions were at odds with the established Puritan clergy in the Boston area and her popularity and charisma helped create a theological schism—known as the Antinomian Controversy—that shook and threatened the Puritan religious community in New England. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/a9vtjqF1RPc which...

Born in England in 1591, Puritan Anne Hutchinson was a spiritual advisor, religious reformer, and an important participant in the infant Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1636 to 1638. Let’s travel back with Eric Yanis of The Other States of America podcast to learn more about this remarkable time in North American history. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/LwrmZK...

Jacques Cartier (1491-1557) sailed from Saint-Malo in Northern France to the Saint Lawrence River in Canada, visiting the Amerindian villages that would later become the sites of the present-day cities of Quebec and Montreal. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation! Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/iBwMfp_rLdw which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines...

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    ...

Strange information, astonishing data, quirky tidbits, and surprising facts about the beautiful territory that is the subject of this series—Canada USA Mexico. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/c1RXtTT1E3M which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. North American Geography books available at https://a...

The Mexican Colonial Era's port of Acapulco became the New World terminus of the transpacific trade with the Philippines via the Manila galleon. Mexico thus became a vital link between Spain's New World domain and its East Indies Empire. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/9Eew3QEEfLw which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrati...

The French enter the exploration game when The King of France commissions Giovanni da Verrazzano to explore the Atlantic coast of the continent between Florida and New Brunswick, including New York Bay, in 1524. Joining Mark is Eric Yanis of The Other States of America History podcast. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation! Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/cOFsiOYdDP8 whi...

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    ...

New France was proclaimed a Royal province with a new king who understood that a military presence would be necessary to deter the Iroquois menace. Newly crowned, this young monarch 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 comme...

As we move towards a deep dive into the Golden Age of New France, let’s first set the table with a wrap up of the founding and early development of the fledgling colony.  Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/KcfcCLvc17o  which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Samuel de Champlain books available at https://...

As two fascinating Worlds are about to collide on a grand scale, the United States, Canada, and Mexico’s ancient pre-Colombian cultures and civilizations that would eventually encounter Europeans on the continent during the remarkable Age of Exploration, are revisited. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation! Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/c8FLNjay6qE 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    ...

The 1660 Battle of Long Sault between Iroquois warriors and French fur traders led by Dollard des Ormeaux determined the fate of New France. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/EAp-df5xifA  which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Dollard des Ormeaux books at https://amzn.to/3VHRsRF Fur Trade book...

The European Fur Trade with Indigenous Nations thrived during the 1640s in Eastern Canada and the American Hudson River Valley. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/f_iN-Z8gDqQ  which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Fur Trade books available at https://amzn.to/3KDYFf2 Iroquois books available at https://a...

Spanish explorer Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca was one of four survivors of the Narváez expedition which traveled the American Gulf Coast & Southwest reaching Mexico City in 1536. They were the first known non-Native Americans to see the Mississippi River, and to cross the Gulf of Mexico and Texas. The Narváez expedition was a Spanish journey of exploration and coloniz...

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    ...

Revolutionary and monumental treaties, signed in 1648, ended several European Wars and created the framework for modern international relations, including the administration of North American colonies. These influential agreements and the resulting Westphalian tradition of sovereignty and precedents greatly impacted the Western world and the development of North America.  Check out the YouTube ver...

As New France enters its Golden Age, one man shines as bright as the Sun, King Louis XIV (1638-1715; r.1643-1715).  Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/rvEvaXookPs which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. History Daily podcast available at https://amzn.to/3X9eLVE King Louis XIV books at https://amzn.to/3yWQ...

Francisco Vazquez de Coronado was a Spanish conquistador who led an expedition from Mexico through the southwestern USA in search of the fabled Cities of Cibola from 1540-42. He had hoped to reach the mythical Seven Cities of Gold located throughout the pueblos of the New Mexico Territory. His ambitious journey marked the first European sightings of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River. Enjoy t...

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 1642, a French military officer and the founder of the city of Montreal (Maisonneuve, 1612–76) was hired to lead colonists and ensure their safety in a new land. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/hGE4gT_6YjA  which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. History of Montreal books available at https://amzn.t...

Upstream of Quebec City at a large island in the St. Lawrence River was established the French settlement of Ville Marie, on the site of the present city of Montreal.  Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/pXqcZcqFdmc  which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. History of Montreal books available at https://amz...