The History of the Americans

History Podcasts

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

Episodes

#217 Introduction to René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle

#216 William Penn and the Selling of Pennsylvania

#215 The Founding of Pennsylvania and Some Other Stuff

#214 William Penn Before Pennsylvania 2: Penn on Trial

#213 Sidebar: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence and Brief Notes on the Signers

#212 William Penn Before Pennsylvania 1

#211 Sidebar Conversation: Richard Bell on The American Revolution and the Fate of the World

#210 The Quakers Invade West New Jersey

#209 What You Need to Know About English Politics in the 1680s 2: The Glorious Revolution

#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