Historical Context

Today's episode focuses on Connecticut starting when England declared war against the Netherlands.  While Connecticut was worried about invasion from the Dutch, it also took actions against the rise of Quakerism.  

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Today's episode focuses on the progressive crackdown against the Quakers in the Massachusetts Bay colony, leading to executions.  

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The Massachusetts Bay enjoys its autonomy from the commonwealth of England, but it comes with dissent and fraud.  The colony also experiences growth via annexation in today's episode.

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William Stone raises an army to take back Maryland and it leads to only battle of the English Civil War fought in America.  The outcome of the battle would go one way and the direction of the colony would go towards the other.

More on the Battle of Severn: https://www.historyreconsidered.net/colonial-history/severn-battle

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After a "misunderstanding" a few years prior where the Virginia commissioners nearly took over the colony of Maryland, another "misunderstanding" leads to Maryland being turned over to Virginia.  In today's episode, we break down the lapsed communication and how Governor Stone discovered the ruse.

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As the Virginia colony comes under control of the Commonwealth of England, the colony enjoys a surprising degree of autonomy.  The autonomy is not to be confused with harmony, as the governor and House of Burgesses clash over who has the authority.

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More on Virginia 1652-1653: https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4243015.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3Afd79b1ac9d4236b724fab0047304cfa4

More on Virginia 1654-1656: https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4243033.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3A73241e64cccd4293f13facc9c5f5d1c8

More on Virginia 1656-1658: https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4243050.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3A9a55f9dc643d7b6d2501563d2d76a143

More on Virginia 1658-: https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4243073.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3A5b61eef63aa3a9bab73aee4ab5334d06

Read Wilcomb Washburn’s ‘Virginia Under Charles I and Cromwell’: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/29348/29348-h/29348-h.htm

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Today's episode in a short episode on the events occurring in England between 1649 and 1652.  This episode is designed to give context to England's political situation as it relates to the colonies.  

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Today's episode focuses on the Rhode Island colony splitting in half with Roger Williams and his allies in Providence and Warwick on one side and William Coddington and his allies of Portsmouth and Newport on the other side.  

Obadiah Holmes painting by Don Adair 

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Today's episode focuses on the Connecticut colony during the start of the English Commonwealth.  The colony is still dealing with the witchcraft hysteria and has to deal with an unexpected foreign visitor.  

Read the 1650 Code of Laws: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/content/constitutions/1650_Code_of_Laws.pdf 

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Today's episode focuses on a few short years in the late 1640's and early 1650's where Maine operated independently.  We will also talk about why Maine's independence could not last.  

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