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Friday, 29 January 2016
A History of the United States. Episode 31- The Massachusetts Bay Colony
This week we found the colony of Massachusetts, in addition to the provinces of Maine and New Hampshire. It's a busy episode!
https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode31-TheMassachusettsBayColony/Episode31.mp3
Tuesday, 26 January 2016
A History of the United States. Episode 30 - Mount Merry
This week the Pilgrims deal with Dutch traders, Allerton has business in London, and Standish goes off to save New England from a bunch of drunks.
https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode30-MountMerry/Episode30.mp3
https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode30-MountMerry/Episode30.mp3
Saturday, 23 January 2016
A History of the United States. Episode 29 - The Many Adventures of Standish the Pilgrim
This week we watch the Pilgrims try to free themselves from the control of London as we move the narrative into 1627. We also include a brief history of plague.
https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode29-TheManyAdventuresOfStandish/Episode29.mp3
https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode29-TheManyAdventuresOfStandish/Episode29.mp3
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
A History of the United States. Episode 28 - Letters From A Small Island Part 2
This week we carry on looking at the arrival of the Charity, exploring the conspiracy of Oldham and Lyford.
https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Epiosde28-LettersFromASmallIslandPart2/Episode28.mp3
https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Epiosde28-LettersFromASmallIslandPart2/Episode28.mp3
A History of the United States Membership Feed. Episode 8 - Life on the Farm
This week we get into Aztec agriculture as we look at what crops the Aztecs grew, and how they grew them.
Thursday, 14 January 2016
A History of the United States. Episode 27 - Letters from a Small Island Part 1
This week Gorges arrives in New England to refound Wessagusset, this time as Weymouth. We also cover developments back in London with the merchants and the rise to power of James Sherley. We also answer a listener question about Jamestown.
https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Epiosde27-LettersFromASmallIsland/Episode27.mp3
Monday, 11 January 2016
A History of the United States. Episode 26 - Alone Again, Naturally
This week the Pilgrims go on the attack. We also talk about fishing contracts and the history of lobsters.
http://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode26-AloneAgainNaturally/Episode26.mp3
Friday, 8 January 2016
A History of the United States. Episode 25 - Winslow M.D.
This week we get very medical, and a conspiracy is unearthed.
https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode25-WinslowM.d/Episode25.mp3
https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode25-WinslowM.d/Episode25.mp3
Wednesday, 6 January 2016
A History of the United States. Membership. Episode 7 - A Life in a Day
This week we continue looking at the Aztec life cycle. We cover marriage, getting a house, raising a family, old age, and death.
Monday, 4 January 2016
A History of the United States. Episode 24 - A Tale of Two Colonies
This week we manage to get through a whole year in Plymouth, 1622. We look at the difficulty the Pilgrims faced in securing a food supply, and the creation of a rival colony.
https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode24-ATaleOfTwoColonies/Episode24.mp3
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