Podcast – King Charles I Grants 2nd Lord Baltimore Rights To Chesapeake Bay Area

King Charles I Grants 2nd Lord Baltimore Rights To Chesapeake Bay Area
Today the author talks about Lord Calvert and the establishment of the Maryland colony as a refuge for Catholics.
From the Book:
Colonial American History Stories – 1215 – 1664
https://mossyfeetbooks.com/2021/10/16/colonial-american-history-stories-1215-1664/

Transcript

Greetings, today I will talk about Lord Calvert and the establishment of the Maryland colony as a refuge for Catholics.

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King Charles I had stripped George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, of his office of Secretary of State when Calvert announced that he was a Catholic. Because of their persecuted status, Calvert managed to convince the King to grant him a colony that could serve as a refuge for Catholics. The King had the grant drafted, but Calvert died before the King could execute it. Thus, the king transferred the grant to his son, Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. Calvert would begin making plans for his colony.

Two small ships, the Ark and the Dove, completed a crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. Colonists from the two ships landed on St. Clement’s Island on March 25, 1634. They established a base camp for the future colony of Maryland.
The Province of Maryland
The Province of Maryland began life as a propriety colony of Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. In theory, all land in the British Empire belonged to the King. He could divide it amongst his subjects any way he saw fit. The king used this type of colony to reward loyal supporters. The proprietor became, in effect, the supreme ruler of the colony. Of course, the proprietor was ultimately subject to the King. Lord Baltimore established the colony in 1632 as a refuge for Catholics. Religious wars in Europe caused many Catholics to face persecution. This was especially true in England during this time.
Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (8 August 1605 – 30 November 1675)
The first son of George Calvert, the First Lord Baltimore and Anne Mynne, entered the world at Kent, England. He received his education at Trinity College at the University of Oxford, beginning his studies in 1621. In 1628, his father traveled to live in his colony of Newfoundland to live and Cecil accompanied him there. The colony there failed to take root and the Baltimore’s returned to England. His father had sought a charter to found a colony in the mid-Atlantic area of North America to serve as a refuge for Catholics. The King finally granted this charter in 1632, a few months after George Calvert’s death. The charter devolved to his son, Cecil, who began laying plans to fulfill his father’s dreams.
Voyage of Ark and Dove
The ships left Gravesend, Kent, England in October 1633. The British Navy caused a brief delay in their voyage when they pursued the ships and forced them to return to Gravesend. The King required all passengers immigrating to the colonies to take an oath of allegiance to the King. The settlers had failed to do this. After completing this requirement, the ships again set sail. They sailed for the Isle of Wight in the English Channel to pick up more passengers. Here the almost 200 people joined the 128 immigrants on the two ships and in November, the ships left the Isle of Wight for the New World. After a detour to Jamestown, the ship finally made landfall at St. Clement’s Island on March 25, 1634.
St. Clement’s Island
Called Blakistone Island at the time, the colonists later renamed it St. Clement’s Island. The name is in honor of Pope Saint Clement I, the patron saint of mariners. The colonists used the island as a base while they negotiated with the local Yaocomico Indian tribe for land. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources maintains a state park on the island to preserve the site. Replicas of the Ark and Dove reside in the harbor as well as a replica of the Blakistone Island Lighthouse.
St. Clements Island State Park
c/o Point Lookout State Park
11175 Point Lookout Road
Scotland, MD 20687
301-872-5688
http://dnr2.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/southern/stclements.aspx

The episode is based upon my book, Colonial American History Stories – 1215 – 1664, available on the web site, http://www.mossyfeetbooks.com. The book is the first book in the 6 volume Timeline of United States History Series . Discover some of the famous and almost forgotten historic stories of America. The story begins with the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215 and the beginnings of the concept of limited government and ends, for now, with the beginning of the American Revolution in 1775. The articles in the book have much more detail as well as articles not included in this podcast series.
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