Jamestown

American History Hit

In late April 1607, three ships carrying a hundred men and boys arrived in Chesapeake Bay, having set sail from London four months earlier. They travelled up a river and created what became the first English settlement in North America. Benjamin Woolley tells Don about the many struggles that the people of Jamestown would face in the years to come.


Produced by Benjie Guy. Mixed by Joseph Knight. Senior Producer: Charlotte Long.


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In late April 1607, three ships carrying a hundred men and boys arrived in Chesapeake Bay, having set sail from London four months earlier. They travelled up a river and created what became the first English settlement in North America. Benjamin Woolley tells Don about the many struggles that the people of Jamestown would face in the years to come.


Produced by Benjie Guy. Mixed by Joseph Knight. Senior Producer: Charlotte Long.


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2023-02-06 41 min
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