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The History of English Podcast

The History of English Podcast

By: Kevin Stroud
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 The Spoken History of a Global Language World
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  • Episode 187: Islands and Sea

    Episode 187: Islands and Sea
    Dec 31 2025

    In this episode, we explore the influence of seafaring on the English language in the early 1600s. We also look at events in the latter half of the 1620s, which included the first permanent English settlements in the Caribbean. This period saw the arrival of Charles I as the new king of England and Scotland, so we also examine his early reign and his repeated conflicts with Parliament.
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Episode 186: A Dutch Treat

    Episode 186: A Dutch Treat
    Oct 31 2025

    In this episode, we explore two important developments in North America. First, we examine the legendary story of the Pilgrims’ arrival in New England in 1620 and the establishment of the Plymouth Colony. Secondly, we examine the creation of the Dutch settlement in modern-day New York and New Jersey, and we explore how Dutch influenced early American English. We also examine several important developments in England in the early 1620s.

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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Episode 185: Spelling Says a Lot (Part 2)

    Episode 185: Spelling Says a Lot (Part 2)
    Sep 1 2025

    In the second part of our look at the sound of English in the early 1600s, we continue to explore the letters of the alphabet and the sounds that each letter represents. We explore the letters K through Z and examine how the sounds represented by those letters have evolved over the Modern English period.

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    1 hr and 18 mins
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