Anne Hutchinson, having defeated every argument against her in the civil trial, cannot resist having the last word and in so doing condemns herself. She is banished, and after a long winter under hou

The Antinomian crisis in the Massachusetts Bay Colony is escalating, threatening to tear it apart just as its leaders perceive a military threat from the Pequots. Anne Hutchinson has been teaching an

Anne Hutchinson was the first famous European-American woman, and after Matoaka/Pocahontas, only the second still-famous woman in the lands now encompassed by the United States. She appears in most hi

[Announcement: The Austin/Central Texas meetup will be 5:30-8 (or so) on June 1, 2023 at Better Half Coffee and Cocktails, 406 Walsh St., Austin, Texas. Email or DM if you can make it so I know how ma

In the spring and summer of 1637, the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay, the English settlers on the Connecticut River, and their Indian allies, the Narragansetts and the eastern Niantics, would wage a wa

After the killing of John Oldham and his crew at Block Island, the Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony mobilized an expedition of 90 men under the command of John Endicott. The goal was to deter

The Pequot War of 1636-1638 was the first time that Europeans in the lands of todays United States launched a fundamentally offensive war to reduce an American Indian tribe to ruin. Pious as they wer

This is a fun one, especially for fans of Sir Francis Drake! Longstanding and attentive listeners will remember Melissa Darby as the author of the 2019 book, Thunder Go North: The Hunt for Sir Fran

The founding of Maryland was contentious, because its territory falls within the original mandate of the Virginia Company. Longstanding and attentive listeners may recall that the patent from James I

This is a micro-episode to talk about our forthcoming meet-up in Washington and some other stuff. Our Washington, DC meetup for fans of the podcast will be on Tuesday, April 11 at Aslin Beer Compan