Listen "ECW 29: The Western Design "
Episode Synopsis
The Western Design was supposed to be England's plan to conquer Spanish America, starting with Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Cuba and Cartagena (Colombia). Instead, after a disastrous expedition, England had ended up with Jamaica. For a while, owning Jamaica was disastrous in and of itself. Tens of thousands of people died, a huge percent of them Irish victims of transportation.
More episodes of the podcast Rejects & Revolutionaries (American History Podcast)
Intelligent Speech 2022
12/12/2022
Carolina 2: A rude rabble
19/11/2022
Carolina 1: Cape Fear
29/10/2022
Restoration 9: War and pieces of eight
26/05/2022
Restoration 8: Barbados, betrayed
21/05/2022
Intelligent Speech 2022 - June 25
07/05/2022
Restoration 7: Barbados, alone
07/05/2022