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George Popham led a colony to current Maine to found a colony along the Kennebec River as a venture for the Plymouth Company, establishing the colony on August 13, 1607. Continue reading Podcast – The Short-Lived, Little Known Popham Colony
Their initial landing on April 26, accomplished, the English colonists searched for a site to settle. If successful, they would be the first permanent English settlement in North America. At length, the president they chose to lead them, Captain Edward Maria Wingfield, decided on a spot. It was on a marshy spit of land on the north shore of the James River. They arrived on the spot on May 13, 1607 and went ashore on May 14. Continue reading Podcast – The Founding of Jamestown, Virginia – Part 2
Britain’s first attempt at founding a colony in North America had failed at Roanoke Island in 1590. It would be almost 20 years before they would mount a second attempt. Continue reading Podcast – The Founding of Jamestown, Virginia
Five months out from the beginning of their voyage from Acapulco, Mexico the expedition headed up by Sebastián Vizcaíno reached a bay that an earlier explorer, Rodríquez Cabrillo, had called San Miguel. They entered the bay on November 10. The expedition of three ships entered the bay and anchored. Continue reading Podcast – Sebastián Vizcaíno Exploration in California
By 1588 Spain was the preeminent power. Its overseas colonies spread over three continents in the New World, North America, South America and Central America. These colonies sent vast quantities of gold back to Spai Continue reading Podcast – The Spanish Armada
The queen bestowed the award on Raleigh on March 25, 1584. About a month later Raleigh dispatched a scouting expedition to the region that would eventually become Virginia on April 27, 1584. The The expedition arrived in the region of Roanoke Island on July 4, 1584. The explorers nosed around the area, establishing relations with to Amerindian tribes and making notes about the customs of the local people as well as recording data about the geography of the area, after which they returned to England and reported to Raleigh what they found. Grenville took two native chiefs named Wanchese and Manteo with him to England. Continue reading New Podcast – Sir Walter Raleigh’s Roanoke Colony
Columbus’ Second Voyage Begins and Finds Mystery at La Navidad
Columbus had little trouble gaining support for a second expedition, as many believed he had found a short cut to Asia and its rich supplies of silk and spices. Continue reading Podcast – Columbus’ Second Voyage Begins and Finds Mystery at La Navidad
The three ships departed the Canary Islands on September 6, 1492. The ships would remain out of sight of land for 5 long weeks. Continue reading Podcast – Columbus – San Salvador Island, Fernandina and Cuba
Columbus began planning the voyage almost immediately. He would sail from the Spanish port city of Palos os de la Frontera. The main occupation of this port was fishing. Queen Isabella required the populace of the town to cooperate with Columbus. Continue reading Columbus Begins his Historic Voyage
Greetings, today I will talk about the initial meeting between Christopher Columbus and Queen Isabella and tell a little bit about Columbus’ life up to this point. Continue reading Podcast – Columbus Meets with Queen Isabella
In 1469 Spain was still a disunited nation. The Kingdom of Castile was the largest kingdom and occupied the region between Portugal and the Kingdom of Aragon. The Atlantic Ocean lay to the north and the Muslim region of Grenada lay to the south. The Kingdom of Aragon bordered Castile to the west and France to the northeast. The Pyrenees Mountains formed the Aragon/France boundary. The Mediterranean Sea lay to the southeast. Continue reading Events Leading to Columbus’ First Voyage
Greetings, in this episode I talk about my book series, the United States History Series. I decided to write this series so readers could understand the political evolution of the United States. The book includes, at present, three books Continue reading Podcast – The United States History Series
The Lincoln Assassination From the Book:A History of United States Presidential Elections – Book 2 Transcript:Greetings, this week’s episode is … Continue reading Podcast – The Lincoln Assassination
Greetings, this episode relates the biographies of the two principal adversaries at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, Ulysses S. Grant and Robert Edward Lee Continue reading Podcast – The Opponents at Appomattox, Ulysses S. Grant and Robert Edward Lee
Greetings, one of the seldom discussed events of the Civil War years is that Confederate election of 1861. The Confederacy only staged one election, as Union forces ended the Confederacy before they could hold another. Continue reading Podcast – The 1861 Confederate Election
This episode explains the process of voting in during the early days of the Republic in the 18th and 19th Centuries, as it is quite different from what we are used to in the 21st Century. Continue reading Podcast – The Voting Process in the 18th Century
The issue of slavery rose to the surface for the first time as a major issue in the election 1848. This episode relates the events of that election. Continue reading Podcast – The 1848 Election
The threat of secession arose several times prior to 1861, the first time during the Nullification Crises in the early 1800’s. Continue reading Podcast – The Nullification Crises
During this period of the election of 1800 the modern practice of mudslinging politics began to arise. The Election of 1800 featured former friends and now political foes, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. Continue reading Podcast – The Election of 1800
listeners to this episode will learn about the first elections held under the Constitution as well as some of the early political parties that formed. Continue reading Podcast – Early Elections and Political Parties in the United States
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