After the death of Buckingham, Charles I would begin a period of personal rule that would last just over a decade. 

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After two more military debacles, the Duke of Buckingham is ingloriously assassinated, leaving Charles alone.

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Charles I ascends the English throne and almost immediately things turn south. 

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In what is perhaps one of the most infamous episodes in all of American history, in the winter of 1692 the tiny village of Salem, Massachusettes descends into paranoia and chaos. The cause? Witches...

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Virginia finds itself torn apart by the first rebellion in North America by colonists against their own government. Spoiler alert, it won't be the last. Nathaniel Bacon finds himself leading disgruntled farmers, indentured servants, and Africans (both enslaved and free) against the wealthy planters of the coast. 

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We finish our coverage of the First Nations of North America (for now) with the Great Lakes and upstate New York. 

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Today we turn our attention to the tribes of the southeast and southwest United States.

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European farms are not the only kind... In this episode, I explore Native American farming in general and hunting.

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Today I begin a short series on pre-Columbian North American Indian history and culture. In this episode, I give a broad overview of several aspects of Native American culture and their use of fire to craft the world around them.

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Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson found Rhode Island.

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