History of North America

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E118. Humphrey Gilbert in Newfoundland May 15, 2025

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Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1539–83) was an Elizabethan adventurer, explorer, member of parliament and soldier who served during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and was a pioneer of the English colonial empire in North America. He was a maternal half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh and a cousin of Sir Richard Grenville. His dramatic death at sea in 1583 is immortalized by American Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation!

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404. Captain Phips and the Spanish Galleon May 14, 2025

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Sir William Phips (1651-95) was born in Maine, then part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Despite being of humble origin, uneducated, and fatherless from a young age, he rapidly advanced from shepherd boy to shipwright, ship's captain, treasure hunter, the first New England native to be knighted, and the first royally appointed governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. Captain Phipps was famous in his lifetime for recovering a large treasure from a sunken Spanish galleon in 1686.

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CODEX 1.12 Ben Franklin’s Autobiography May 13, 2025

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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) written in the form of an extended letter to his son, William Franklin (1730-1813). Ben kept good records of his life and travels, and although he was never President, he still played a crucial part in American history. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation!

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E117. Francis Drake sails to California May 12, 2025

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Sir Francis Drake was one of the many Buccaneers that roamed the shores of North America on behalf of Queen Elizabeth I in the late 1570s. He was an English explorer, sea captain, privateer, slave trader, Elizabethan naval officer, and politician. He is best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition, from 1577-80. This included his incursion into the Pacific Ocean, until then an area of exclusive Spanish interest, and his claim to Nova or New Albion for England, an area in what is now the U.S. state of California. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation!

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PLUS 28. Evolution of Popular Music (Chapter 9.2) May 11, 2025

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Epic STORY of modern music and its North American heritage, roots, and traditions. Enjoy this History of North America PLUS episode!

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EXTRA 4.16 The Mourning Sun (Chapter 19.2) May 10, 2025

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Denary Novels, Book Four — Continuing saga of the 10-volume international historical mystery and suspense thriller series titled Denary Novels by Mark Vinet, which are heavily immersed in World history with connections to North America.

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403. Bermuda (1777-2025) May 09, 2025

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We continue a fascinating historical journey to the tropical “Island Paradise” of Bermuda.

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E116. Martin Frobisher and the Northwest Passage May 08, 2025

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Martin Frobisher was an Elizabethan seaman, adventurer and explorer who made three voyages (1576-77-78) to the New World looking for the Northwest Passage to Asia. His initial voyage to Northern Canada was the first well-documented contact between Europeans and Inuit, formally known as Eskimo. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation!

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402. Bermuda (1503-1776) May 07, 2025

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An exciting historical journey to the tropical “Island Paradise” of Bermuda.

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