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How did the Jamestown colony survive?
How did the Jamestown Colonists survive? They went in search of finding their fortunes, full of hope and ambition. The reality was much harsher and more difficult than they could have imagined. Find out here how they survive their rials and tribulations.
Read MoreCaptain John Smith C17th Capitalist?
The name of Captain John Smith, is, in the minds of many British people intrinsically linked to ‘Pocahontas’ , his native American saviour. Beyond this connection though, his writings on the settlement of Virginia are quite vigorous and erudite and he could be judged as having a very positive influence on how the New England…
Read MoreExpansion of England in C17th
England in the 17th century, it’s trade and expansion, how and why did England achieve such an expansion in it’s markets? What was happening that enabled England to dominate trade?
Read MoreTension between East India Company & British Government 1784
Tension East India Company and British Government The East India Company Act of 1784 The British presence in India was a result of the trading opportunities grasped by the East India Company way back at the start of the C17th. The company monopolised trade, had it’s own armies and ruled and regulated itself. The 18th century saw…
Read MoreVirginia Company founds first permanent English Settlement in James Town
1st permanent english settlement in America where was it and when, were your family involved?
Read MoreMapping demo
This is just a taster of some further projects and initiatives we have in hand so that you can get the best from old maps overlayed and related to modern online maps, watch for a series of posts on this
Read MoreCook and Endeavour discover and chart New Zealand 1769-1770
Edges of the New World, Cook’s Strait and New Zealand is curcum navigated and charted by the crew of Endeavour…
Read MoreEndeavour reaches Tahiti with James Cook in Command 1769
Cook reaches Tahiti, the new world is just around the corner…
Read MoreJames Watt and the Industrial Revolution 1774
James Watt and the Industrial Revolution The inventor of the first practical and it should be said, economical steam engine was James Watt, an instrument maker from Glasgow who saw the problems with earlier engines such as Newcomen’s engine. A man with a fastidious eye for details, Watt saw the potential to improve the engine…
Read MoreHMS endeavour Bark Sailed from Plymouth with James Cook in Command in 1768
Cook set sail from Plymouth on his voyage to discover the new world…
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