The History of the Americans

History Podcasts

The history of the people who live in the United States, from the beginning.

Episodes

#208 What You Need to Know About English Politics in the 1680s 1: The Exclusion Crisis

#207 How Indians of the American West Acquired Horses

#206 The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 2: The Siege of Santa Fe and the Flight to El Paso

#205 The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 1: The Kindling of War

#204 Albemarle Arises: Culpeper’s Rebellion

Sidebar: Henry Knox and the Noble Train of Artillery Part 2

Sidebar: Henry Knox and the Noble Train of Artillery Part 1

Bacon’s Aftermath 2: Restless Virginia and the Rise of Black Slavery

Sidebar Conversation: Matthew Restall on “The Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus”

Bacon’s Aftermath 1: Diplomacy and Conspiracy 1677-1685

Bacon’s Rebellion 6: Recriminations

Bacon’s Rebellion 5: Bacon’s Lousy Luck

Bacon’s Rebellion 4: The Burning of Jamestown

Bacon’s Rebellion 3: Go Ahead, Shoot!

Bacon’s Rebellion 2: The Susquehannocks Strike Back

Bacon’s Rebellion 1: The Case of the Repossessed Hogs

Notes on Virginia 1644-1675

Augustine Herrman’s Map

Sidebar Conversation: Phil Magness on The 1619 Project

King Philip’s War 9: Aftermath