A History of the United States. Membership Feed. Episode 15 - Eve of War

This week we cover the reign of Moctezuma up to 1519 and the arrival of the Spanish. We prepare to properly introduce the Spanish in our next episode.

A History of the United States. Episode 44 - The Anglo-Dutch Wars Part 2 - Attack of the Spices

This week we turn to Indonesia to examine how and why New York was traded for a spice island.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode44-TheAnglo-dutchWars.Part2-/Episode44.mp3

A History of the United States. Episode 43 - The Anglo-Dutch Wars Part 1 - The Mercantile Meance

This week we cover the growing tension between the English and Dutch, leading the English to take New Netherland and rename it New York.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode43-TheAnglo-dutchWarsPart1-The/Episode43.mp3

A History of the United States. Membership Feed. Episode 1

This week we cover the conquests of Ahuitzotl as he takes Aztec armies beyond the edge of the known world. We also look at the first signs of Aztec weakness as the empire became dangerously overextended.

A History of the United States. Episode 42 - The Godfather

This week we cover the directorship of Peter Stuyvesant, the Godfather of New Netherland.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode42-TheGodfather/Episode42.mp3

A History of the United States. Episode 41 - The Last Days of New Netherland

This week we really begin to get into the problems afflicting New Netherland, and the disastrous directorship of Kieft.

https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOfTheUnitedStates.Episode41-TheLastDaysOfNewNetherland/Episode41.mp3