Founding Fathers Pt8: Hail to the Chief
The USA has its first president. With George Washington leading the new nation forwards, there are high hopes. But a shocking announcement changes everything. Political parties begin to form, old frie...
23 Jul 1h 1min
Founding Fathers Pt6: The Spy, the Traitor and the Surrender at Yorktown
George Washington is stunned when an American war hero betrays the cause and switches sides. In the dead of night, an unexpected visitor arrives at Thomas Jefferson’s plantation with an urgent warning...
9 Jul 1h 4min
Founding Fathers Pt5: The Christmas Miracle
Pummeled in New York, George Washington’s army is on the brink of collapse. But when given the chance for a knockout blow, the British pull their punch. It’s a decision they will regret. A fortuitous ...
2 Jul 1h 2min
Founding Fathers Pt4: Independence Day
Throughout the colonies, war escalates. The siege of Boston comes to a dramatic end. A leader of the Mohawk people travels to London to pledge his support to King George. And in a sweltering room in P...
25 Jun 1h
Founding Fathers Pt3: A Shot Heard Around the World
The colonies prepare for battle. Paul Revere rides into the New England backcountry with a warning: the redcoats are coming. In the town of Lexington, the first shot of the Revolutionary War is fired ...
23 Jun 1h
Founding Fathers Pt2: The Massacre and the Tea Party
Boston is in chaos, culminating in a bloody clash between locals and redcoats. From the turmoil steps John Adams, a young lawyer who volunteers to do the least wanted job in the city: defending Britis...
23 Jun 1h 1min
Founding Fathers Pt1: The Great Awakening and the Growing Rebellion
European superpowers battle for control of North America. A charismatic preacher takes the American colonies by storm. And the rabble-rouser Samuel Adams leads protests over unfair taxation, ending in...
23 Jun 1h 3min
