The English Catholics Get Their Colony: The First Days at Maryland

<p>With a patent in hand, Cecil Calvert makes preparations to colonize Maryland. &nbsp;Calvert's brother, Leonard, serves as the first governor. &nbsp;In this episode, we detail the preparations, founding, and first days of the Maryland colony. &nbsp;Read the Charter of Maryland: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo2/B09480.0001.001/1:1?rgn=div1;view=fulltext More on Leonard Calvert: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Calvert Read “A Relation of the Successful Beginning:” http://aomol.msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000551/html/am551--46.html Read “A Relation of Maryland”: https://archive.org/details/mdu-md-086018/mode/2up Leonard Calvert image By Florence Mackubin (1857–1918) - Maryland Archives Online http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/000100/000198/html/msa00198.html, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33660225 More on the Yaocomico: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaocomico Read the Thorowgood Letter: https://cdm17340.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/sccm/id/6 Fife and Drum by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drum License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</p>