American History Revealed

Author: Richard Ives

AHR transports the listener back in time to significant moments in the early history of our great nation - the epic history of Lost Colony, Jamestown, the Pilgrims, and the Pequot War. Our country. Our history. These are the stories that have made us who we are.
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9. King Philip and His War
Episode 9
Sunday, 4 December, 2022

Over the course of two decades the English settlers of New England came to believe that the Pequot War marked the end of Native American resistance to English rule in the region. They could have been more mistaken in that view, and for that reason they were totally unprepared for the revolt inspired by the charismatic Indian chieftain known as "King Philip," whose war against the whites (1675-1676) is considered by historians to have been the most successful Native American rebellion in the history of the continent.