A History of the United States

By Jamie Redfern

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A History of the United States. A podcast charting the history of the United States of America from the foundation of Jamestown to the end of the cold war, covering political, military, economic, social and cultural history.

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Episode 135 - The Townshend...

10.18.2020

TThis week we look at the fallout to the Townshend Acts in America, which ultimately forces Britain to relent. We also introduce the new Prime Minister, Lord North.

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10.18.2020 Episode 135 - The Townshend Crisis TThis week we look at the fallout to the Townshend Acts in America, which ultimately forces Britain to relent. We also introduce the new Prime Minister, Lord North.
09.27.2020 Episode 134 - The Townshend Acts This week we look at the brief and destructive period where Townshend dominated the British government, passed the Townshend Acts, and set up the war for independence.
08.31.2020 Episode 133 - Townshend This week we look at the fall of the Rockingham Ministry, Pitt's insanity, and introduce Charles Townshend to centre stage.
08.02.2020 Episode 132 - Repeal of the Stamp Act This week we cover the repeal of the Stamp Act in Parliament as Pitt gives the speech of his life.
07.05.2020 Episode 131 - The Adams Family This week we introduce John and Abigail Adams, as well as looking at how women were crucial in the Stamp Act protests.
05.17.2020 Episode 130 - Hutchinson vs The Mob This week the Sons of Liberty begin to organise mobs to fight back against the Stamp Act, with the situation in Boston escalating.
05.03.2020 Episode 129 - The Virginia Resolves This week Grenville falls and the Rockingham Ministry is born, while we introduce Patrick Henry as the Stamp Act hits America.
04.13.2020 Episode 128 - The Stamp Act This week we follow as Prime Minister Grenville plants two timebombs in America, the Stamp Act and the Quartering Act.
03.29.2020 Episode 127 - The Currency Act This week we turn to the American Currencies Act, and introduce Sam Adams into the narrative as opposition to the British grows in Boston.
03.09.2020 Episode 126 - The Sugar Act This week Grenville hangs onto powerin Westminster while trying to bring in more money. He passes the first of his big new laws, the American Duties Act, more commonly known as the Sugar Act.
02.07.2020 Episode 125 - Pontiac's War Part 2 This week the British try to undo the damage done to the Indian relationship over the previous episodes.
01.19.2020 Episode 124 - Pontiac's War This week we look at the Indian response to British actions as Pontiac's War breaks out across North America.
12.08.2019 Episode 123 - Connecticut Invades Wyoming This week we cover the fall of Bute in London, and recap the postwar situation in North America, going into detail with Connecticut's invasion of Wyoming.
11.24.2019 Episode 122 - The Treaty of Paris (1763) This week we recap the Seven Years War and cover the Treaty of Paris.
11.03.2019 Episode 121 - The Miracle of the House of Brandenburg This week we bring the Seven Years War to a close with a Prussian miracle and a series of British adventures in Havana and Manilla.
10.06.2019 Episode 120 - Fall of Pitt This week we cover the events of 1761 as Pitt falls from power while Spain and Portugal enter the war.
09.22.2019 Episode 119 - The Cherokee War This week we cover the event that dominated the southern colonies in the early 1760s, the Cherokee War.
09.01.2019 Episode 118 - The Old George is Dead, Long Live the George This week we catch up with Frederick across 1759 and 1760 before covering the death of George II and bringing Lord Bute to the stage.
08.25.2019 Episode 117 - Montreal This week we follow the British as the complete the conquest of New France and review the war.
08.11.2019 Episode 116 - Annus Mirabilis. Part 3 This week we complete the story of 1759 with events in Europe and the Battle of Quiberon Bay.
07.21.2019 Episode 115 - Annus Mirabilis. Part 2 This week we continue the story of 1759 as the British move on Quebec.
06.16.2019 Episode 114 - Annus Mirabilis. Part 1 This week we start a three episode series on 1759 when the war tips towards the British.
06.02.2019 Episode 113 - Threadbare Bells This week we look at the world in 1758 as Frederick gets worn down in Prussia and we introduce West Africa into the narrative.
05.19.2019 Episode 112 - Good Things Come in Threes This week we continue to look at 1758 as the British make attacks on Louisbourg, Fort Frontenac and Fort Duquesne.
05.06.2019 Episode 111 - Fort Carillon This week we turn to 1758 in the colonies as Pitt's Chathamite system begins to take effect. The British try to push up the Lake Champlain corridor by attacking Fort Carillon.
04.28.2019 Episode 110 - The Chathamite System This week the British have a major course correction as Pitt redesigns the Brittish approach to the war.
04.22.2019 Episode 109 - More Disasters This week we look at more things going wrong for the British as they try take Louisbourg.
03.10.2019 Episode 108 - The Fort William Henry Massacre This week we the British set out their plans for 1757, and suffer another disaster at Fort William Henry.
03.03.2019 Episode 107 - The Inter-Ministerium This week we look at military disaster for Prussia, political turmoil in Westminster, and I go on a pointless digression about Kaliningrad.
02.17.2019 Episode 106 - All Chaos on the Western Front This week we cover Washington's frustration in Virginia, and the rise of Franklin's political stock in Pennsylvania.
02.03.2019 Episode 105 - Oswego This week we return to North America to introduce Loudoun and Montcalm into the narrative, and cover the disaster at Fort Oswego.
01.27.2019 Episode 104 - Pitt takes Power This week we look at the outbreak of official war as Britain declares war on France, Prussia invades Saxony, and Newcastle falls from power. We also briefly dive into Indian history to introduce the Mughals and the Carnatic wars.
01.13.2019 Episode 103 - Pitt and Fox This week we look at how disasters in North America destabilised Newcastle's ministry, forcing him to turn to William Pitt or Henry Fox. We also look at how the situation in Europe edged closer to war.
01.06.2019 Episode 102 - Monogahela The British executre their very bad plan in 1755.
12.09.2018 Episode 101 - Wildcard The British come up with a very bad plan.
11.11.2018 Episode 100 - Fort Necessity The first battles of the French and Indian War.
11.11.2018 Episode 99 - George Washington This week we introduce a young George Washington into the narrative as the French and British conflict in the Ohio comes to a head.
10.17.2018 Episode 98 - Ohio Country This week we look at how the French moved into the Ohio in the early 1750s, and the reaction to events back in London.
08.27.2018 Episode 97 - French and Indians This week we return to North America. We look at the rise of the Iroquois, and the beginnings of their colapsing authority in the Ohio Valley as the French and British watch.
08.13.2018 Episode 96 - Stately Quadrille This week we turn to the stately quadrille, and the series of wars and diplomatic changes that happened during the early eighteenth century.
07.15.2018 Episode 95 - Benjamin Franklin This week we introduce the first of our founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin.
06.20.2018 Episode 94 - Thirteen Colonies This week we look at issues with the phrase 'Thirteen Colonies', and explore North America in the mid-eighteenth century.
06.07.2018 Episode 93 - Mercantilism Today we turn to Mercantilism.
04.23.2018 Episode 92 - Reboot Today we analyse the state of the British Empire in the mid 1700s..
04.09.2018 Episode 91 - Anglicisation Strikes Back In the last of our super in depth look at the colonies, we cover the brief government of Leisler before setting the stage for the reboot.
04.03.2018 Episode 90 - A New Hope This week we look at New York during the Glorious Revolution.
03.14.2018 Episode 89 - Cranston and Empire This week we rapidly take Rhode Island into the 1750s.
02.19.2018 Episode 88 - Cranston This week we look at Rhode Island in the Glorious Revolution, and introduce Cranston into the narrative.
02.01.2018 Episode 87 - Ingorious Andros This week we examine the governorship of Andros as the Dominion of New England rapidly fell apart.
01.16.2018 Episode 86 - The Dominion of New England This week we cover creation of the Dominion of New England.

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