History of North America

Let’s wrap-up the fascinating life, times, deeds, and exploits of Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635), the Father of New France. In 1629 Champlain suffered the humiliation of having to surrender his almost starving garrison to an English fleet that appeared before Quebec. He was taken to England as a prisoner. Peace, however, had been declared between England and France before the surrender, and New F...

Europeans unknowingly unleashed on the New World a form of bacterial epidemic to which aboriginal peoples had no immunity. The microbes ravaged the original inhabitants of the continent, causing a pandemic and demographic disaster.  Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/h8eJZY_s95o  which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations,...

Conquistadors were the cavaliers, knights, soldiers and explorers of the Iberian Empires during the Age of Exploration who sailed the Oceans, conquering territory, opening trade routes, and bringing colonialism to much of the world, including North America. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation! Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/7_qcpLGQYwQ which has accompanying visuals i...

Denary Novels, Book Two — 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.  LISTEN to this podcast's theme music & Get FREE access to this novel’s accompanying visuals, including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diag...

The Bubonic Plague spread through Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa and in some locations, over half of the population died. Those who survived found themselves in an altered reality where the social and economic rules had been totally changed. This traumatic episode transformed the Old World and would eventually transform the New World, as well. Check out the YouTube version of this...

The Black Death virus was brought to Europe from Asia and 150 years later, unwittingly and unbeknownst to the carriers, transmitted in a mutated form to North America. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/EGTEEub9hUU  which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams.  Everything Everywhere Daily podcast at https://am...

Nezahualcoyotl was a scholar, warrior, architect, poet and eventual ruler of the city-state of Texcoco in Mesoamerica during the century preceding Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in the Valley of Mexico—a highlands plateau surrounded by mountains and volcanoes (coterminous with present-day Mexico City) that was the center for several pre-Columbian civilizations. Enjoy this ENCORE Presen...

Denary Novels, Book Two — 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.  LISTEN to this podcast's theme music & Get FREE access to this novel’s accompanying visuals, including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diag...

Before the group of Puritan colonists left England for the New World in 1630, John Winthrop (1588-1649) delivered an inspirational final message filled with the hope for what America could become. The sermon is titled, ‘The Model Of Christian Charity,’ but is famous for the line, "City on a Hill." This line would go on to become popular in political discussions of the United States of...

John Winthrop (1588-1649) was an English Puritan lawyer and one of the leading figures in founding the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the second major settlement in New England following Plymouth Colony. Winthrop delivered a sermon before he led the first large wave of colonists across the Atlantic ocean from England in 1630. The sermon is famous largely for its use of the phrase “a city on a hil...

Heather Teysko of the Renaissance English History podcast helps us rediscover the Sebastian Cabot Map of A.D. 1544. Sebastian was the son of celebrated Venetian explorer John Cabot. After his father's death, he conducted his own voyages of discovery, including, seeking the Northwest Passage through North America for England. He is most appreciated by historians today, however, for his World Map, a...

Denary Novels, Book Two — 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.  LISTEN to this podcast's theme music & Get FREE access to this novel’s accompanying visuals, including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diag...

Second major English settlement in New England following Plymouth Colony was the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1628–1691). Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/3VtGNDDqdwA  which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams.  Massachusetts Bay Colony books at https://amzn.to/4bHPlTQ John Winthrop books avai...

English Puritans were Protestants who wished to reform England’s state religion of Catholic influences. Their efforts met with stiff resistance. Escaping religious persecution, they sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to make a new life in the New World.  Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/KruDo99XKfw which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, tim...

Sail alongside Cabot and share in his exploits as he explores the northeastern coast of the continent under the flag of England. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation! Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/rjafxZgGoSA which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. THE DEAD LETTER by Mark Vinet (Denary Novel mentioned in t...

Denary Novels, Book Two — 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.  LISTEN to this podcast's theme music & Get FREE access to this novel’s accompanying visuals, including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diag...

The Pilgrims were reform-minded Protestants Puritans who sought to purify the Church of England of Roman Catholic practices. Who were these Pilgrims and why did they cross the Atlantic Ocean to come to America starting in 1620? Were they really escaping religious persecution to establish a new life in North America?  Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/eUCgCc-FSJ...

Let’s review the Controversial and contentious legacy of Augustinian friar Martin Luther, a simple man who greatly affected the early European settlement of America throughout the seventeenth century. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/LeUXmKgnnMk which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams.  Martin Luther boo...

The English sail west and compete to stake claim to a continent as we focus on the relationship between King Henry VII of England and his realm’s first great maritime explorer, John Cabot. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation! Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/MzJt71KSe0s which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and di...

Denary Novels, Book Two — 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.  LISTEN to this podcast's theme music & Get FREE access to this novel’s accompanying visuals, including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diag...

New Amsterdam (NYC) was founded in 1624 by Dutch settlers and entrepreneurs from The Netherlands. Modern New York City has 5 boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, and Staten Island. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/Q0K87MS-NvY  which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams.  New Netherland books availa...

Colonial New York City’s first founding settlers landed in 1624. One year later, the colony became the capital of New Netherlands, a New World province founded by Dutch settlers and entrepreneurs. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/sR__J3Ox22s  which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams.  New Netherland books...

Portugal’s unique connections to the continent began with early sailors to the coasts of North America during the Age of Exploration and later continued with the arrival of immigrants who—with their few belongs, hopes, dreams, and determination—brought their unique culture, including Fado Music. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation! Check out the YouTube version of this episode at http...

Denary Novels, Book Two — 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.  LISTEN to this podcast's theme music & Get FREE access to this novel’s accompanying visuals, including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diag...

New Netherland was an important Dutch colony in North America from 1609 to 1664. It extended from Albany in the north to Delaware in the south and encompassed parts of what are now the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, and Delaware. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/MxcOOHM6bBk which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts,...