191 A New History of King Philip's War

Ben Franklin's World

Liz Covart

History, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2018

⏱️ 65 minutes

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King Philip’s War is an event that appears over and over again in books about colonial America. So when you have an event that has been as studied as King Philip’s War has been, is there anything new that we can learn about it by re-examining it in our own time? Lisa Brooks, an Associate Professor of English and American Studies at Amherst College believes the answer to this question is “yes.” And today, she’s going to help us re-examine and re-think what we know about King Philip’s War by introducing us to new people, new ways we can look at known historical sources, and to different ways we can think about what we know about this event with details from her book Our Beloved Kin: A New History of King Philip’s War. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/191 Meet Ups Boston History Camp, July 7 Boston Meet Up: July 8, 10am Meet at the corner of Park Street and Tremont Street on Boston Common Cleveland Meet Up: Saturday July 21 Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute The Great Courses Plus (Free Trial) Complementary Episodes Episode 053: Emerson W. Baker, A Storm of Witchcraft Episode 104: Andrew Lipman, The Saltwater Frontier: Europeans and Native Americans on the Northeastern Coast Episode 181: Virginia DeJohn Anderson, The Martyr and the Traitor Episode 184: David Silverman, Thundersticks Episode 189: Sam White, The Little Ice Age Helpful Show Links Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App *Books purchased through this link will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ben Franklin's World is a production of the
0:02.4	O'Mohandro Institute.
0:04.0	Welcome to Ben Franklin's World.
0:07.0	Podcasts About Early American History with Liz Covert.
0:11.0	The study of history is key to understanding who we are and how we can
0:15.2	affect the better future. Van Franklin's world will introduce you to historical people
0:20.2	and events that have impacted and shaped our present day world.
0:24.3	And now here's your host, Liz Koval.
0:27.0	Hello and welcome to episode 191 of Ben Franklin's world,
0:32.1	the podcast dedicated to helping you,
0:34.4	learn more about how the people and events of our early American past
0:38.0	have shaped the present day world we live in.
0:40.6	King Phillips War is one of those events that appears in history books about colonial New England, over and over and over again.
0:48.0	It was an important event, and as such, many historians have explored the war and why it happened from 1676 to the present.
0:56.0	So when you have an event that's been has studied as King Philip's war has been,
1:01.0	is there anything new that we can learn about it by re-examining it in our own present day?
1:05.3	Are there perhaps any new angles or strategies that we can use to view all the evidence
1:10.5	we have about the war that might lead us to form new conclusions
1:14.0	and new ideas about the event? Could it be that there are still records from the past
1:18.6	that historians have overlooked that could tell us something new about the war?
1:23.0	Lisa Brooks, an associate professor of English and American studies at Amherst College,
1:28.0	believes the answers to all of these questions is yes.
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