The History of the Americans

This episode looks again at the causes of Bacon’s Rebellion in light of what we have... more

It is late January 1677 in Virginia. Loyalists under the command of Governor Sir William B... more

Last episode ended with Sir William Berkeley, on the deck of a ship in the James, watching... more

Virginia Governor Sir William Berkeley has fled to the Eastern Shore with a small group of... more

Nathaniel Bacon and his army of volunteers have returned from beating up on the friendly O... more

The Susquehannocks, having successfully escaped from their beseiged fort on Piscataway Cre... more

The year is 1675, and we are in Virginia. All kinds of social, demographic, fiscal, and ec... more

We are back in Virginia, finally! In my defense, offered in response to the many listeners... more

I got the idea for this episode talking to a bartender in Prague. The place was empty, and... more

Listen on [Apple Podcasts] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sidebar-conversation-phi... more

This is the last episode of our telling of King Philip’s War. We cover the fate of t... more

[Maps of New England during King Philip’s War] (https://thehistoryoftheamericans.com/maps-... more

[Maps of New England during King Philip’s War] (https://thehistoryoftheamericans.com/maps-... more

[Maps of New England during King Philip’s War] (https://thehistoryoftheamericans.com/maps-... more

[Maps of New England during King Philip’s War] (https://thehistoryoftheamericans.com/maps-... more

This is an encore presentation of a Sidebar episode we originally posted on Memorial Day 2... more

Matthew J. Tuininga is Professor of Christian Ethics and the History of Christianity at Ca... more

[Maps of New England during King Philip’s War] (https://thehistoryoftheamericans.com/maps-... more

This is the second of two “Sidebar” episodes in honor of the 250th anniversary... more

April 18, 2025 is the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s “Midnight Ride”... more

It is July 1675 in New England. On June 23, fighting men of the Wampanoag nation and of Pl... more

After Massasoit’s death in 1660 or 1661, his son Wamsutta became sachem of the Pokon... more

This episode looks at the background causes of the brutal war between the New English colo... more