History of North America

Let’s examine the clever and effective use of political art during the reign of Queen Elizabeth while visiting Jesus College founded in 1571 under the reign of the Monarch, making it the only Elizabethan College within the University of Oxford. Paintings of her likeness demonstrated the Tudor concept of power. The portraiture of Queen Elizabeth the First of England illustrates the evolution...

Elizabeth was born at Greenwich in 1533 and was the daughter of the Tudor King Henry VIII by his second wife Anne Boleyn. Elizabeth succeeded her half-sister Queen Mary to the throne in 1558. Elizabeth’s long reign was one of the most brilliant in English history. Referred to as The Golden Age, it is remembered for the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, the execution of Mary, Queen of Sco...

As England’s Tudors prepare to explore and settle in America, the battle rages on to determine if the English colonization will be done under the Protestant regime or Catholic banner of Queen Mary I (1516-53-58). Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/lsiVBPfyxjg which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams.&...

In 1553, the Tudors are only a few years away from colonizing America, but first they must determine which Sovereign shall lay claim to these looming trans-Atlantic discoveries. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/fmzN4c24--Q which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams.  England History books available at...

Henry is Dead, Long live King Edward! Tudor King Henry VIII died in 1547 leaving England’s Crown to his son Edward VI (1537-47-53) whose short reign led to the royal ascension of his two sisters and the imminent exploration and colonization of America. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/6HMXrkWhERg which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timeline...

Before England ruled the Waves, there was the Mary Rose (1511-45), a technologically advanced sailing vessel that contributed to the future world domination of the English Navy, including the vast waters surrounding the North American continent. While she lay on the sea bed since 1545, the wreck of the Mary Rose and its contents were preserved in silt for centuries prior to being located in 1971 a...

His life was rocked by repeated scandal, religious schism and lustful ambition making King Henry VIII one of the most fascinating and mixed characters to influence North America’s history. King Henry VIII is probably the most well-known and most studied of English monarchs. His reign is often seen as a prelude to and the forerunner of the British Empire and English activities on the North Am...

Tudor King Henry the 8th (1491-1509-1547) is probably the most well-known and most studied of English monarchs. His reign is often seen as a prelude to and the forerunner of the British Empire and English activities on the North American continent. Certainly, without the institutional changes he brought, the wars he fought, and the religious differences he ushered into his country, England, and th...

The glorious era that was Tudor England helped shape the early exploration and colonization of the North American Continent. Join me as we begin a deep dive into Tudor England and its Great Transatlantic Explorers. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/lthofwdylGg which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams.&nbsp...

Before we embark on new exciting adventures and travel to other parts of the continent let’s examine the Legacy of French Florida with Eric Yanis of The Other States of America podcast. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/VhlB6TdNy_g ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on  https://patreon.com/markvin...

Spanish Conquistador Pedro Menéndez de Avilés routed the French Florida colony in 1565 and slaughtered the Protestant Huguenots. Three years later, French nobleman and soldier Dominique de Gourgues returned to the area, and, with the help of Native allies, massacred the Spanish garrison in retaliation. Eric Yanis of The Other States of America podcast concludes his compelling version...

In 1565, the Spanish decide to enforce their claim to La Florida, and establish the settlement of St. Augustine to challenge the French at nearby Fort Caroline, under the leadership of Jean Ribault, French Huguenot René Goulaine de Laudonnière, and Admiral Gaspard de Coligny. Eric Yanis of The Other States of America podcast continues his compelling version of this incredible story....

Mark explores a complicated but fascinating concept that permeates the ether of our modern North American societal discourse. Historical Guilt is the feeling of great shame, regret and/or sadness for a historical moment, event, period or something that happened in the past. In other words, the outpouring of sympathy for bygone transgressions that most times don't have anything to do with current g...

Infamous pirate John Hawkins, was one of the many Buccaneers that roamed the territory of French Florida in the early 1560s. Mark is joined by The Other States of America's Eric Yanis. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/rtq-ZrUPvTM which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Support our channel by watching an...

The Saturiwa were a Timucua chiefdom centered on the mouth of the St. Johns River in what is now Jacksonville, Florida. One of the 500 indigenous nations & cultures that blanketed North America, they were a prominent political force in the early days of European settlement in Florida, forging friendly relations and alliances with the French Huguenot settlers at Fort Caroline in Saturiwa territ...

French Florida’s Fort Caroline was the first major European settlement in the United States established not by England, and not by Spain. The colony was founded by French Protestants known as Huguenots, fleeing France over religious persecution, in 1564. Mark is joined by Eric Yanis of The Other States of America.  Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/rJXWyJ...

In 1564, France launched a second voyage to build a French colony in the New World; the King's men established Fort Caroline in what is now Jacksonville, Florida. Host Mark Vinet is joined by Eric Yanis of The Other States of America podcast who recounts this thrilling North American adventure. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/BL_Q4zS1I4I which has accompanying vis...

Technological advancements in celestial navigation allowed mariners to set sail on grand nautical adventures and trans-oceanic voyages that sparked extensive exploration of lands previously unknown to Europeans. To view the ringed Solar System model referred to in this episode, visit https://patreon.com/markvinet Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/o7zaIokE34s which h...

CharlesFort was established when a French expedition, organized by Huguenot leader Admiral Gaspard de Coligny and led by the Norman navigator Jean Ribault, landed at the site on the May River in 1562, before moving north to Port Royal Sound. There, on present-day Parris Island, South Carolina—at that time a part of Florida Territory—Ribault left twenty-eight men to build a settlement....

French Florida was a colonial territory established by French Huguenot colonists in what is now Florida and South Carolina, USA during the 1560s. The colonial endeavor was started following plans to establish New World colonies where persecuted Protestant religionists could safely establish themselves. Special guest Eric Yanis of The Other States of America podcast has graciously agreed to share h...

Our narrative takes us back to Florida and the imminent arrival of French protestant Huguenot colonists in 1562. Let’s set the scene by revisiting European activity in La Florida prior to the French protestant settlements. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/7zPZkTkr5Zg which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagra...

One of the Reformation’s most influential personalities was John Calvin (1509-64). His monumental life provides captivating insight, linking a defining historical epoch with the ripples emanating from its wake, and in the process shares much about religion’s once and future impact on human life and development of North America. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/xr8a...

What is the legacy of the man who, early in the 16th century, changed the world and the relationship between religion, commerce, and conquest at the beginning of European exploration and colonization of the North American continent. Pastor Lance Ralston of the History of the Christian Church concludes his unique analyses of this fascinating time in history. Check out the YouTube version of this ep...

Martin Luther’s 95 Theses sparked a religious Reformation that changed the world and the relationship between religion, commerce, and conquest at the beginning of European exploration and colonization of the North American continent. Podcaster Lance Ralston of the History of the Christian Church continues to share his views on this fascinating topic.   Check out the YouTube version of this episode...

Martin Luther’s objections to the sale of Indulgences signaled the birth of Protestantism that changed the world and the relationship between religion, commerce, and conquest at the beginning of European exploration and colonization of the North American continent. Special guest Pastor Lance Ralston of the History of the Christian Church podcast has graciously agreed to share his unique views on t...