In the summer of 1609, a hurricane struck a large English fleet bound for Virginia on a rescue mission. Some of the battered survivors safely landed in Jamestown, but the flagship Sea Venture and the provisions it carried were lost. The already hungry colonists were forced to face the winter without those much-needed supplies.
That fall, Powhatan Indians la ... Show More
Oct 2024
Jamestown | The Great Reforms | 4
<p>In April 1613, years of bloody warfare culminated in the kidnapping of the paramount chief Powhatan’s daughter Pocahontas. The English colonists in Jamestown offered to return her in exchange for stolen weapons, English prisoners, and corn, but their proposal was met with sile ... Show More
39m 50s
Nov 2024
Jamestown | Chief Opechancanough | 5
<p>Many people are familiar with Powhatan, the Paramount Chief who ruled over a vast network of more than 30 tribes in the Chesapeake region when the English arrived in 1607. But it was Powhatan’s brother, Opechancanough, who came closest to wiping out the English colony at James ... Show More
40m 1s
Nov 2024
PLYMOUTH – The First Feast
Plymouth, Massachusetts, founded in 1620, was the site of one of colonial America's most devastating winters, where only 52 of the original 102 Mayflower passengers survived through disease, starvation, and brutal conditions.
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52m 39s
Jun 2025
Oceanos: Rescue off the Wild Coast | “Just A Precaution” | 1
<p>On the night of August 3, 1991, the cruise ship <em>Oceanos</em> sets sail from South Africa’s eastern cape with 571 people aboard—despite a massive storm barreling up the coast. Soon, a breach in the hull knocks out power, and the ship begins taking on water. As senior office ... Show More
40m 31s