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The History of English Podcast

by Kevin Stroud

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Latest episodes

Episode 191: A Vision of the Future

August 30, 2026 · 1 hr 18 min

As the English Civil War raged in the 1640s, English grammarians wrote about several developments in the language, including a new sound appearing in the word “vision” and new ways of describing future actions and events. The military…
Episode 190: Union, Division and Unusual U

June 30, 2026 · 1 hr 20 min

During the decade of the 1640s, England was divided by Civil War. At the same time, the sound of letter of U was also experiencing its own division, ultimately resulting in two distinct ‘long’ sounds and two distinct ‘short’ sounds. In…
Episode 189: Stressed Out

April 30, 2026 · 1 hr 23 min

As we conclude our look at the 1630s, we explore the events leading to Civil War in England and the expansion of the English colonies along the eastern coast of North America. We also examine the evolution of syllable stress in English and…
Episode 188: Old England and New England

February 27, 2026 · 1 hr 24 min

In this episode, we explore the first large-scale migration of English settlers to North America in the early 1600s. The settlers arrived in the newly established Massachusetts Bay Colony. We explore the events that led to this migration…
Episode 187: Islands and Sea

December 31, 2025 · 1 hr 13 min

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…

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Episode 186: A Dutch Treat

October 31, 2025 · 1 hr 26 min

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…
Episode 185: Spelling Says a Lot (Part 2)

September 1, 2025 · 1 hr 18 min

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…
Episode 184: Spelling Says a Lot (Part 1)

July 15, 2025 · 1 hr 21 min

Over the course of the 1500s, English spelling started to become standardized, but the pronunciation of the language continued to change. By the early 1600s, English scholars noticed that spellings no longer reflected the way words were…
Episode 183: The Fabric of Our Lives

May 13, 2025 · 1 hr 17 min

In the early 1600s, cotton fabrics made in India were in high demand throughout Asia and Africa. When the English and Dutch arrived in India and Japan, they realized how popular the fabric was, and they soon began to ship it back to…
Episode 182: World of Confusion

March 18, 2025 · 1 hr 16 min

In the early 1600s, English began to spread around the world as speakers searched for new trading partners and new places to settle. Through that process, English become an international language, but as English speakers encountered people…
Episode 181: Heaven and Earth

January 30, 2025 · 1 hr 21 min

The invention of the telescope in the early 1600s laid the foundation for the scientific revolution, but it also disrupted the traditional view of the universe and led to a conflict with the Catholic Church. Meanwhile, the Anglican Church…
Episode 180: English on the Move

November 13, 2024 · 1 hr 14 min

In the first decade of the 1600s, English speakers were on the move as they established the first permanent English settlement in North America. They also began a steady a migration to northern Ireland after an event known to history as…