04.14 - All's Fair in Love and Law

About this episode

The episode discusses Rhode Island's Royal Charter and the dynamics between New England settlers and Native Americans.

Rhode Island gets a Royal Charter, and the rest of New England is ordered to play nicely with the Indians. Philip becomes Sachem, and Weetamoo turns the English love of lawsuits against them. Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mailing List⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠House of Lords for ad-free episodes! Go to AirwaveMedia.com to find other great history shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• history
• law
• colonialism
• Native American relations
• politics

Keywords

• Royal Charter
• New England
• Indians
• Sachem
• Weetamoo
• lawsuits

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Rhode Island, New England

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