History of North America

Denary Novels, Book One — 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.co...

The defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 brought fame, both for England and Queen Elizabeth I, and greatly affected the future development of North America. Europe was stunned that such a small island nation had successfully defended itself against such a major aggressor and foreign diplomats began to court England as a possible ally. Elizabeth's popularity soared. The impact of the victory for th...

It's the summer of 1588, and all is not well in England. Citizens are plotting to betray their Monarch for Spanish gold, and the dreaded Armada is coming closer and closer. It's up to the Queen’s Sea Dogs and navy to stop them, but will they succeed in convincing Queen Elizabeth that such action is necessary? And when the Spanish ships finally arrive, what will happen to the Virgin Queen and...

Denary Novels, Book One — 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.co...

On May 28th, 1588, a fleet of a hundred and fifty-one Spanish ships set out from Lisbon, bound for England. Its mission was to transport a huge invasion force across the Channel. The Spanish King, Philip II, was determined to remove Queen Elizabeth from the throne and return the English to the Catholic fold. Two months later the mighty Spanish Armada was sighted off the coast of Cornwall. This tal...

The Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) was an intermittent conflict between the Kingdoms of Spain and England. The conflict included much English privateering against Spanish treasure ships in the New World, and several major sea battles including the Spanish Armada in 1588 which influenced the subsequent exploration, commercialization, settlement and colonization of North America. Check out the...

Denary Novels, Book One — 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.co...

What happened when the English colonists finally settled on the coast of North Carolina in the 1580s? What are the prevailing theories about what happened to the colonists? Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/ioXpW7O3iM0 which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Roanoke Colony books available at  https:...

The mystery of the ‘Lost Colony’ on Roanoke Island involved an English settlement in North America that vanished in the late 1580s. Let’s set the stage for the colonial venture and analyze the first two missions to Roanoke. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/VKZoyTJbZpo which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illust...

Denary Novels, Book One — 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.co...

Sir Richard Grenville (1542-91) Walter Raleigh’s cousin, was a celebrated Elizabethan Sea Dog—an informal name bestowed upon English privateers who were authorised by Queen Elizabeth I to raid England's enemies, even during times of peace. Carrying letters of marque issued by the English Crown, the Sea Dogs frequently attacked both enemy shipping at sea and enemy outposts on land... fr...

Elizabethan England began sending expeditions to coastal North America in the hopes of discovering wealth and riches, or, taking possession of the treasure accumulated and transported by Spain. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/Cb8qt3cTI7Q which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Roanoke Colony books avai...

Denary Novels, Book One — 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.co...

Elizabethan England’s attempts at establishing a foothold on the eastern coast of North America, known as The Roanoke Voyages of 1584 to 1590. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/aoaO2k6tGuw which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Roanoke Colony books available at https://amzn.to/45tKBy6   ...

Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1539–83) was an Elizabethan adventurer, explorer, member of parliament and soldier who served during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and was a pioneer of the English colonial empire in North America. He was a maternal half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh and a cousin of Sir Richard Grenville. His dramatic death at sea in 1583 is immortalized by American Poet Henry Wadswort...

Denary Novels, Book One— Da Vinci Code meets Mission Impossible in this exciting international murder mystery and historical suspense thriller about family, greed and intrigue. Embark on an incredible journey from NYC's Empire State Building to Northern Italy in the search for religious art treasures that have been lost for centuries... the Maesta Panels. American investigator David Wade and...

Sir Francis Drake was one of the many Buccaneers that roamed the shores of North America on behalf of Queen Elizabeth I in the late 1570s. He was an English explorer, sea captain, privateer, slave trader, Elizabethan naval officer, and politician. He is best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition, from 1577-80. This included his incursion into the Pacific Ocean, until t...

Martin Frobisher was an Elizabethan seaman, adventurer and explorer who made three voyages (1576-77-78) to the New World looking for the Northwest Passage to Asia. His initial voyage to Northern Canada was the first well-documented contact between Europeans and Inuit, formally known as Eskimo. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/8ge_Neg3zKE which has accompanying visu...

I have an announcement regarding a NEW feature of the History of North America podcast called EXTRA. Many of you have asked me to produce audio versions of each of the Denary Historical Books I have authored—a 10-volume international historical mystery and suspense thriller series titled Denary Novels. Since my Denary books are heavily immersed in history and connected with North America, I’ve dec...

Admiral Sir John Hawkins was an Elizabethan shipbuilder, naval administrator and commander, merchant, navigator, privateer and slave trader. One of the foremost seamen of 16th-century England, he was the chief architect of the Elizabethan navy and was one of the many Buccaneers that roamed the shores of North America on behalf of Queen Elizabeth the First in the 1560s. Mark welcomes guest podcaste...

Let’s examine a few incredible people, events, and artifacts that shaped, influenced, and changed the course of North American history. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/5Ug4jat5Amg which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Mark Vinet's TIMELINE video channel at https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet THE...

Queen Elizabeth was crowned and buried in 1603 at Westminster Abbey, a large twin-towered Gothic church with a vast interior. Founded over a millennium ago, it is one of the United Kingdom’s most notable religious buildings and the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English and, later, British monarchs. Many royal marriages and national commemorative events have also been he...

Gloriana had illuminated an era, for which she gave it her name. A grand ceremony was about to begin. Her Majesty was dressed for the occasion and coiffed in style. Good Queen Bess always dominated special occasions and today would be no exception. Her subjects would pay her homage, as they should. Although Regina’s Monarch and Sovereign official portraits had not changed in decades—propagating in...

Our next mission is to discover the places of birth (1533) and death (1603) of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the First during the glorious era that was Tudor England which helped shape the early exploration and colonization of the North American Continent.  Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/u58vM0O3kaM which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timel...

Is it important to study history? Why do we need to know what’s come before us? Isn’t it enough to just... live in the moment? Let’s explore these important questions with renowned historian Victor Davis Hanson.  Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/_M-OaOK0m6g which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustration...