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The episode discusses the Kirke Brothers' role in the early colonial history of America and their impact on Quebec during a time of starvation.
STORY of AMERICA 🇺🇸 In 1628, an English fleet left Britain for the St. Lawrence River led by the adventurer privateer Kirke Brothers. Samuel de Champlain, anxiously awaited relief ships from France to feed the residents of Quebec who were on the point of starvation. In 1629, the five Kirke brothers, now aware of the desperate conditions facing the Quebecers, demanded a French surrender of the fort, settlement and fur-trading post. Check out the YouTube versions of this episode at https://youtu.be/rn76aefdBRY and https://youtu.be/HrrLS-CzdsE which have accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Samuel de Champlain books available at https://amzn.to/40Ty6ck New France books available at https://amzn.to/3nXKYzy Gordon Wood history books available at https://amzn.to/48aCs2V North America History books available at https://amzn.to/3OnczVT ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us…
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Host: Mark Vinet
Topics covered
- American history
- French history
- colonialism
- Quebec
- Kirke Brothers
- Samuel de Champlain
Keywords
- Kirke Brothers
- Samuel de Champlain
- Quebec
- 1628
- French surrender
- colonial history
- New France
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