Providence Island 5: The last Elizabethan colony

09/01/2019 32 min Temporada 1 Episodio 51
Providence Island 5: The last Elizabethan colony

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Providence Island revived the Elizabethan dream of colonization - chipping away at the Spanish Empire and protecting Protestantism through bold confrontation.  After a Spanish attack in 1635, the struggling colony was allowed to engage in privateering, something investors justifiably hoped would save the venture.