John Rolfe

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21 mentions 7 recordings first heard Feb 2025 last heard 23 Aug ↑19 vs the 12 months before

English colonist who married Pocahontas and promoted tobacco cultivation

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Lauren WorkingHistoryExtra podcast · How the Americas transformed Tudor England · 18:16 · 23 Aug
…The indigenous oral history of this moment of English settlement, which is told by elders of the Matapanae tribe, tell us that Atoica, otherwise known as Pocahontas, her husband John Rolfe, basically marries her to kind of get access to this protected tribal knowledge about how to cultivate tobacco, which is only really given to trusted kin.…
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Suruthi BalaRedHanded · ShortHand: The Real Pocahontas · 26:48 · 7 Jul
…The tableau scene of Pocahontas laying down her life for John Smith is even featured in the iconic rotunda of the US Capitol building.…
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Suruthi BalaRedHanded · ShortHand: The Real Pocahontas · 26:01 · 7 Jul
…Starting with John Davis' book in 1803, Travels in the United States of America, all the way up to Disney's iconic animated adaptation in 1995.…
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Suruthi BalaRedHanded · ShortHand: The Real Pocahontas · 25:51 · 7 Jul
…John Smith's published account of how she allegedly saved his……
Hannah MaguireRedHanded · ShortHand: The Real Pocahontas · 24:58 · 7 Jul
…John Rolfe returned to Virginia, but left his sickly toddler……
Suruthi BalaRedHanded · ShortHand: The Real Pocahontas · 23:45 · 7 Jul
…Leaving John Smith with his tail firmly between his legs,……
Hannah MaguireRedHanded · ShortHand: The Real Pocahontas · 23:21 · 7 Jul
…While John Smith might have been hoping for some sort……
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