A History Of The United States

This week the British have a major course correction as Pitt redesigns the Brittish approach to the war.

This week we look at more things going wrong for the British as they try take Louisbourg.

This week we the British set out their plans for 1757, and suffer another disaster at Fort William Henry.

This week we look at military disaster for Prussia, political turmoil in Westminster, and I go on a pointless digression about Kaliningrad .

This week we cover Washington's frustration in Virginia, and the rise of Franklin's political stock in Pennsylvania.

This week we return to North America to introduce Loudoun and Montcalm into the narrative, and cover the disaster at Fort Oswego.

This week we look at the outbreak of official war as Britain declares war on France, Prussia invades Saxony, and Newcastle falls from power. We also briefly dive into Indian history to introduce the Mughals and the Carnatic wars.

This week we look at how disasters in North America destabilised Newcastle's ministry, forcing him to turn to William Pitt or Henry Fox. We also look at how the situation in Europe edged closer to war.

The British executre their very bad plan in 1755.

The British come up with a very bad plan.

The first battles of the French and Indian War.

This week we introduce a young George Washington into the narrative as the French and British conflict in the Ohio comes to a head.

This week we look at how the French moved into the Ohio in the early 1750s, and the reaction to events back in London.

This week we return to North America. We look at the rise of the Iroquois, and the beginnings of their colapsing authority in the Ohio Valley as the French and British watch.

This week we turn to the stately quadrille, and the series of wars and diplomatic changes that happened during the early eighteenth century.

This week we introduce the first of our founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin.

This week we look at issues with the phrase 'Thirteen Colonies', and explore North America in the mid-eighteenth century.

Today we turn to Mercantilism.

Today we analyse the state of the British Empire in the mid 1700s..

In the last of our super in depth look at the colonies, we cover the brief government of Leisler before setting the stage for the reboot.