King Charles the Second gives away Virginia to two of his friends; Nathaniel Bacon opposes Governor Berkeley; The first martyrs in the cause of liberty.
Governor Berkeley hates printing presses and books; Roundheads vs. Cavaliers; Virginia’s character shaped by the Cavaliers.
It may sound like a silly question to ask, What is Government? But a fresh look at this topic has never been more important.
King James hates rival powers and conspires to overthrow them; Judges the King’s puppets; How the Founders 200 years later learned from this event; King Charles the First like daddy; Charles vs. The Long Parliament; Chuck loses his head.
The Birth of America’s Free Institutions, July 30, 1619; A heritage of Freedom; Women made America stable!
Slavery is the belief, sanctioned by religion, that one has the right to be lazy and live off the labors of kidnapped people; Four types of slavery in America; The hope of Frederick Douglass.
Sir Thomas Dale abolishes communism, harshly!; The establishment of the tobacco trade and its results.
American Counties are based on the ancient English Shire. “One of the glories of colonial democracy was the local governments, in which the will of the people was least restrained.”
A Documentary about Hamilton the Musical and Hamilton the Man. Plus: there’s a lesson from the life of Hamilton teaching us how to peacefully engage with each other even when we disagree. Written and Narrated by Daniel Sheridan
John Smith’s life after Jamestown; The Starving Time; Lord Delaware saves the colony.