Episode 24 - Yet More Contemporaneous Rebellions

Early and Often: The History of Elections in America

Apr 10, 201825:11Society & Culture

This episode, we look at the last two colonial rebellions caused by the Glorious Revolution, one in Maryland against the Catholic proprietorship, and one in North Carolina against the corrupt governor Seth Sothel.

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