#149 The End of New Haven Colony

This is the story of the New Haven Colony from 1643 until is absorption by Connecticut in 1664. We look at the colony’s economic, military, and geopolitical successes and disasters, and the famous story of the “Ghost Ship,” perhaps the most widely witnessed supernatural event in early English North America. Finally, confronted with the restoration of the Stuarts in England, the Puritan colonies of New England, the greatest supporters of Oliver Cromwell and the Commonwealth, struggle to establish their legitimacy under the monarchy. Connecticut Colony secures a charter from Charles II, and through a series of power plays absorbs New Haven Colony and puts an end to its theocratic government of the Elect.

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Selected references for this episode

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Edward Elias Atwater, History of the Colony of New Haven Until its Absorption Into Connecticut

First Anglo-Dutch War (Wikipedia)

The United Colonies of New England I: The New England Confederation Begins (1643-1652) (Apple podcasts link)

The United Colonies of New England II: Confederation or Absorption (1644-1690) (Apple podcasts link)