Historical Context

Historical Context

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Historical Context episodes

  • The Outbreak of King Philip's War | Primary Source from Historical Context (1675)

    This episode of Historical Context examines theterrifying 1675 outbreak of King Philip's War, revealing how the English colonists' disregard for Wampanoag sovereignty sparked a brutal conflict that deeply religious Puritan magistrates blamed on French Catholic conspiracies andtheir own civic vanity.

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    Fife and Drum byKevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drum

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    15 min
  • Inside the Massachusetts Bay Panic Over the Restoration

    This episode of Historical Context examines thegeopolitical shockwaves of 1660, revealing how the restoration of King Charles II struck existential panic into the independently operating Massachusetts Bay Colony, perfectly coinciding with a fierce legal campaign by Robert Mason to reclaim his violently seized family lands in New Hampshire.

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    Fife and Drum byKevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drum

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    15 min
  • A New Province and Maryland Menaces

    Explore the dramatic shifts in colonial borders, Native American diplomacy, and the rise of New York under Governor Dongan.

    Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalCPFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.historical.context/Fife and Drum by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drumLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    22 min
  • King Philip Riots and the Mohawks

    Explore Governor Andros's early challenges: Native American wars, civil unrest in Delaware, and a diplomatic crisis with the Mohawks.


    Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalCPFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.historical.context/Fife and Drum by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drumLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    20 min
  • The Return of the Orange

    Discover how the Dutch briefly recaptured New York in 1673, a dramatic turn of events during the Third Anglo-Dutch War.

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    Fife and Drum byKevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drum

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    24 min
  • Mutiny and the Long Swede

    Explore the chaotic aftermath of English conquest in New Netherland, featuring two dramatic rebellions in Esopus and the Delaware Valley.

    Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalCPFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.historical.context/Fife and Drum by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drumLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/0/

    15 min
  • The Fall of New Amsterdam

    Discover the dramatic 1664 takeover of New Netherland by the English and the shocking corruption that followed.

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    Fife and Drum byKevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drum

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    24 min
  • The Long Island Rebellion

    Explore the internal rebellion on Long Island that weakened New Netherland before the English conquest.

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    Fife and Drum by KevinMacLeod

    License:http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    10 min
  • Blood and Borders

    Explore the violent collision of internal conflict and external threats that led to the downfall of New Netherland in 1662-1663.Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalCPFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.historical.context/Fife and Drum by Kevin MacLeodLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    16 min
  • The Gathering Storm

    Explore the violent collision of internal conflict and external threats that led to the downfall of New Netherland in 1662-1663.

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    16 min

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An examination of history through the writings and eyewitness accounts of its participants.