3.0 Revolutions Podcast Update
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2014-07-14 16:11:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Revolutions posts
2.15a- The Bill of Rights
Hang them on the wall of every classroom.
2014-05-25 19:28:24 +0000 UTC View Post2.15- The Rising Sun
The ratification of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights marks the end of the Revolutionary Era.
2014-05-25 19:26:33 +0000 UTC View Post2.14- The Critical Period
Between the end of the War of Independence and the Constitutional Convention the new United States was plagued by problems. The Articles of Confederation were not up to solving them.
2014-05-18 20:42:25 +0000 UTC View Post2.13- The Articles of Confederation
As the newly independent United States trasitioned from war to peace, it was tripped up by the ineffective Articles of Confederation.
2014-05-12 00:51:53 +0000 UTC View Post2.12- Yorktown
Lord Cornwallis was trapped in Yorktown in October 1781. His surrender ended the American War of Independence.
2014-05-04 20:11:39 +0000 UTC View Post2.11- Tarleton's Quarter
Despite the thrashing he gave Horatio Gates at the Battle of Camden, Lord Cornwallis found the Carolinas slipping out of his grasp.
2014-04-27 23:31:41 +0000 UTC View Post2.9- Valley Forge
After Saratoga the French joined the war, the British changed strategies and Washington's army spent a miserable winter at Valley Forge.
2014-04-13 22:32:30 +0000 UTC View Post2.8- Saratoga
Gentleman Johnny's Party Train ran into some trouble in 1777.
2014-03-30 23:47:01 +0000 UTC View Post2.7- Crossing the Delaware
With the revolution on the line, George Washginton led his army to victory at Trenton. Unfortunately he would be unable to stop the British from taking Philadelphia in 1777.
2014-03-24 00:18:23 +0000 UTC View Post2.6a- Supplemental The Declaration of Independence
When in the course of human events...
2014-03-16 22:06:11 +0000 UTC View Post2.6- Independence
The American colonies declared independence in July 1776. Then their armies got chased around New York.
2014-03-16 22:03:53 +0000 UTC View Post2.5- The Guns of Ticonderoga
After the skirmishes at Lexington and Concord, war between Britain and the colonies broke out. George Washington was appointed commander-in-chief and laid siege to Boston.
2014-03-09 21:29:10 +0000 UTC View Post2.4- The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party led Parliament to pass the Intolerable Acts in 1774. The colonists were really super not amused.
2014-03-03 00:12:47 +0000 UTC View Post2.3- The Townshend Acts
After the failure of the Stamp Act, Parliament passed a new series of taxes known as the Townshend Acts. The colonists were not amused.
2014-02-23 23:21:50 +0000 UTC View Post2.2- The Stamp Act
After the French and Indian War, the British Ministry started levying new taxes on the colonies. The colonists were not amused.
2014-02-16 22:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post2.1- The Thirteen Colonies
A brief tour of the Thirteen Colonies.
2014-02-10 00:22:29 +0000 UTC View Post1.16- The Restoration
The English Monarchy was restored in 1660.
2014-01-12 23:42:54 +0000 UTC View Post1.16a Supplemental- Sir Edward Hyde, First Earl of Clarendon
After serving in Parliament and the courts of both Charles I and Charles II, Edward Hyde wrote a massively influential history of the English Civil Wars.
2014-01-12 23:19:00 +0000 UTC View Post1.15- The Good Old Cause
Oliver Cromwell died on September 3, 1658. His son and heir Richard was iunable to hold the Protectorate together.
2014-01-06 00:39:38 +0000 UTC View Post1.14a Supplemental- The War on Christmas
After the Puritans came to power they tried to abolish Christmas. Seriously.
2013-12-25 01:50:59 +0000 UTC View Post1.14- The Humble Petition and Advice
The dissolution of the First Protectorate Parliament led to the brief and unpopular Rule of the Major Generals. When the Second Protectorate Parliament was finally called they tried to make Oliver Cromwell king.
2013-12-22 23:03:06 +0000 UTC View Post1.13- The Instrument of Government
The Instrument of Government was the first written constituion in English history.
2013-12-16 03:49:18 +0000 UTC View Post1.12- In The Name of God Go
In 1653 Oliver Cromwell dissolved the Rump Parliament and then Barebone's Parliament dissolved itself. The Commonwealth was not getting off to a great start.
2013-12-09 02:54:19 +0000 UTC View Post1.12b- Supplemental The Diggers
God wanted me to tell you that property is theft.
2013-12-02 01:35:55 +0000 UTC View Post1.12a- Supplemental Freeborn John
For someone who was born free John Lilburne sure spent a lot of time in prison
2013-12-02 01:31:35 +0000 UTC View Post1.11a- Tour Announcement 2
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2013-11-24 21:47:53 +0000 UTC View Post1.11- The Crowning Mercy
Charles II raised an army of Scots to help him claim the throne, but they were defeated by Oliver Cromwell at Dunbar and Worcester.
2013-11-24 21:42:59 +0000 UTC View Post1.10- Regicide
After Pride's Purge, Charles I was executed by the Rump Parliament on January 30, 1649. Then Cromwell invaded Ireland.
2013-11-18 00:36:36 +0000 UTC View Post