Jamestown | A Hell of Darkness | 2

American History Tellers

Wondery

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, History, Education For Kids

4.7 • 18.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In January 1608, fire blazed through the English settlement in Jamestown, Virginia. Nearly every building was reduced to ash. The destruction meant that the colonists would have to brave the winter with nothing but the clothes on their backs. More than ever before, their survival depended on the goodwill of the paramount chief Powhatan.

As the colony’s leaders desperately searched for gold, mistrust grew between Powhatan and the European newcomers. Hunger and division in Jamestown worsened, and the colony teetered on the brink of mutiny.

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0:00.0	Wunderry Plus subscribers can binge new seasons of American History Tellers early and
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0:09.7	We're excited to announce that American History Tellers Legacy Season, The Space Race,
0:14.8	is now available in full video on the American History Tellers YouTube channel.
0:19.2	Relive the fierce competition between the superpowers and witness history as it unfolds in a whole new way.
0:25.0	Subscribe to the American History Tellers channel on YouTube and let us know what you think. Imagine it's the night of January 7th, 1608 in Jamestown.
0:49.0	Cold air seeps into your bones as you toss and turn in bed, struggling to find warmth under your thin blanket.
0:55.0	The wind outside batters the walls of your small drafty cabin, and suddenly a flicker of light
1:00.8	outside your window catches your eye. You sit up in bed and try and get a better look.
1:06.6	Your heart pounds as you realize your neighbor Samuel's cabin is on fire. You leap out of bed and rush outside to see flames dancing up the
1:16.7	side of his small timber-framed house. Fire!
1:20.6	Fire! Sparks from the blaze, leap to the thatched roof of the house next the next... Fire. to his sign. Samuel, what happened?
1:32.7	I don't know.
1:34.2	I just woke up and saw the flames.
1:36.3	Did you leave a candle lit?
1:37.8	No, I swear I didn't.
1:39.8	I've told you a dozen times.
1:41.4	How could you be so careless? I I'm sorry I don't know how this happened
1:46.4	Despite his protests there's a glimmer of uncertainty in his eyes behind him other men are emerging from their cannons.
1:53.0	We need water. Everyone, get down to the river. Quickly!
1:57.0	As the men sit off running, you spot a pile of old dirty snow in the yard in front of Samuel's cabin.
2:02.0	You grab a bucket and scoop up as much as you can.
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