WARTIME: A History Series

By Brady J. Crytzer

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October 30, 2014 S03E09: 1775: Bunker Hill and Quebec
After shots were fired at Lexington and Concord, both
British and American forces scrambled for control of the narrative. While the
King’s empire flooded the city of Boston with troops and supplies, the American
rebels surrounded the now occupied city. In preparation for the war to come the
American Continental Congress selected George Washington to be the new
commander of the Continental Army, and Patriots engaged their own imperial
forces at Bunker Hill. In this episode we discuss the year 1775; Bunker Hill,
George Washington, and the Invasion of Canada.
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44min
October 24, 2014 S03E08: Lexington and Concord
In the Spring of 1775 the British General Thomas Gage set
his sights on the countryside of Massachusetts. After receiving permission from
England to use force against rebel Americans if necessary, the British designed
a harrowing mission to capture and confiscate a cache of illegal patriot
firearms stored in the tiny village of Concord. While the British prepared
their march, rebel leadership fled for their lives and a Patriot leader named
Paul Revere spread his message straight into history. At the end of the day the
American rebellion had taken a bloody turn as they and their imperial masters
clashed in not one, but two terrible battles. On this episode we discuss the
battles of Lexington and Concord.
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44min
October 17, 2014 S03E07: The First Continental Congress
By 1774 the political chasm between the American Colonies
and the Empire of Great Britain was at an all time high. In response to the
British occupation of Boston and the Coercive Acts, delegates from the American
Colonies met in Philadelphia in what would become known as the First
Continental Congress. Although they represented a group of politically active
minds, their interpretations of the events of the previous year led them to
very different conclusions, and most were far from revolution. On this episode
we discuss the occupation of Boston, the establishment of a rebel
Massachusetts, and the complicated politics of the First Continental Congress.
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43min
October 09, 2014 S03E06: Lord Dunmore's War, 1774.
In the Summer of 1774 trouble stirred on the American
Frontier as Great Britain was faced with yet another terrible Indian Uprising.
Following the signing of the Treaty of Fort Stanwix in the year 1768, the
Iroquois effectively gave American settlers free reign of the Ohio River
Valley. Although the document was officially sanctioned by the Six Nations and
Imperial Administration, the Shawnees who actually lived in the region saw any European
encroachment as an act of war. In one of the great powerplays in history Lord
Dunmore, the Governor of Virginia, used these circumstances to manufacture a
war in which he stood to profit greatly. Although labeled “Lord Dunmore’s War”
in the history books few understand this terrible and bloody conflict and often
miss its ties to the larger Revolutionary Age.
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44min
October 09, 2014 S03E06: Lord Dunmore’s War, 1774.

In the Summer of 1774 trouble stirred on the American
Frontier as Great Britain was faced with yet another terrible Indian Uprising.
Following the signing of the Treaty of Fort Stanwix in the year 1768, the
Iroquois effectively gave American settlers free reign of the Ohio River
Valley. Although the document was officially sanctioned by the Six Nations and
Imperial Administration, the Shawnees who actually lived in the region saw any European
encroachment as an act of war. In one of the great powerplays in history Lord
Dunmore, the Governor of Virginia, used these circumstances to manufacture a
war in which he stood to profit greatly. Although labeled “Lord Dunmore’s War”
in the history books few understand this terrible and bloody conflict and often
miss its ties to the larger Revolutionary Age.

...more
44min
October 03, 2014 S03E05: Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party
In the year 1768 the British Empire believed that they had
honed in on the source of the troublesome sedition in the American Colonies and
singled out Massachusetts as the primary culprit. In a stunning move the empire
ordered General Thomas Gage to occupy the city and set in motion a path of
bloodshed and chaos. In March of 1770 Bostonians were fired upon by imperial
forces in an event that would become known as the Boston Massacre, and three
years later colonists had their revenge at the so called Boston Tea Party. On
Today’s episode we discuss Boston, Bloody Boston.
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48min
September 26, 2014 S03E04: Taxes, Taxes, Taxes...The Sugar and Stamp Acts
Following the close of the Seven Years’ War, the British
Empire found themselves as victors of history’s largest war and the owners of
an incredible debt. At the start of the conflict the imperial treasury saw its
deficits climb from £74,000,000 to a staggering £130,000,000. To remedy these
financial crisis administrators experimented with a number of new taxes and
laws directed at the North American Colonists, and soon ignited a fervor that
would only end with a bloody and terrible rebellion. But how strict were these
taxes? And was Revolution the only possible outcome? On this episode we discuss
the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act, and the power of politics.
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47min
September 25, 2014 S03E04: Taxes, Taxes, Taxes…The Sugar and Stamp Acts

Following the close of the Seven Years’ War, the British
Empire found themselves as victors of history’s largest war and the owners of
an incredible debt. At the start of the conflict the imperial treasury saw its
deficits climb from £74,000,000 to a staggering £130,000,000. To remedy these
financial crisis administrators experimented with a number of new taxes and
laws directed at the North American Colonists, and soon ignited a fervor that
would only end with a bloody and terrible rebellion. But how strict were these
taxes? And was Revolution the only possible outcome? On this episode we discuss
the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act, and the power of politics.

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47min
September 18, 2014 S03E03: The Paxton Boys and Black Boys Rebellion
In the aftermath of the brutal and terrible calamity that
was Pontiac’s Rebellion the rugged and undisciplined communities of the
American frontier rose up. Although often glamorized for their revenge fueled
ambitions, the Paxton Boys are now considered as little more than a reactionary
mob of zealots. Driven by prejudice, frustration, and misinformation a ragged
militia attacked and killed a peaceful community of Conestoga Indians showing
no regard for their past history or present humanity. In total twenty people
were murdered, brutalized, and mutilated including five women, seven men, and
eight small children. While the colony of Pennsylvania debated over an
appropriate response the British Empire did nothing, and soon the Paxton Boys
began to march on Philadelphia itself. On this episode we discuss the Paxton
Boys Rebellion and the Black Boys Rebellion.
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47min
September 11, 2014 S03E02: Pontiac's Rebellion and the Indian Insurgency of 1763
In the Summer of the 1763 the frontier was bathed in blood
and burned to the ground as a massive Indian Insurgency swept across the North
American Continent. Fueled by discontent as a result of British Imperial
austerity, native warriors turned to political upheaval and violent resistance
in an attempt to terrorize settlers off of their ancestral hunting grounds.
While the movement had many leaders and lacked true cohesion, the Ottawa Chief
Pontiac in the Great Lakes and the Mingo chief Guyasuta in the Ohio Country
became the face of terror on the frontier. Their actions, along with a decided
inaction on the part of the empire, drove many American settlers to the brink
and made open rebellion a real possibility for the first time. On this episode
we discuss Pontiac’s Rebellion and the Indian Insurgency of 1763.
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46min

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