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England was quite late to the North American party, yet ultimately established the most enduring and therefore consequential settlements. An overview of England of the 1500s, economically, politically, and geopolitically, is useful, even essential, to understanding how English North America unfolded.
By 1572, England was firmly in Protestant hands, had its own ambitions for overseas expansion, and was increasingly working to constrain Spanish power without starting a war it would probably lose. Elizabeth I was on the throne and had been for 13 years, and she had surrounded herself with a group of advisors who were very much concerned with extending English power into the world at large. The question is, how did England get to that point? This week’s episode, titled “England in the 1500s and the Rise of the Merchant Adventurers,” rolls us back in time to get to that very question.
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References for this episode
John Butman and Simon Targett, New World, Inc.: The Story of the British Empire’s Most Successful Start-Up
Samuel Bawlf, The Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake: 1577-1580
One thing. It’s PAM-li-co sound not pam-LEE-co.
Great series BTW. I like the structure and the flow. I learned of you from Iowahawk’s twitter feed, who is about as Americana as you can get.
Thank you on both counts. I try to double-check most pronunciations, especially of place names, but obviously got overconfident in this case. Thank you for the correction, and thank you for following and listening.
I am loving the series (I am all caught up through episode 35) and want to congratulate you on your improving Spanish pronunciations. I also learned about the podcast from @iowahawkblog. I want to thank you also for directing me to Brandon Seale’s New History of Old Texas and Old San Antonio podcast which I have also thoroughly enjoyed. Thank you for putting together for this very interesting and informative series.