REGISTER HERE to receive a copy of the paper. February 11, 2025 at 5:00 pm ET Jennifer Greeson, University of Virginia “Thomas Hobbes, the Virginia Company, and the Invention of Corporate Sovereignty.” This paper restores Thomas Hobbes’s work for the Virginia Company of London–a historically singular formation chartered by King James I in 1606 to undertake… Read More
Every year, the United States holds elections. Often these elections are for city, town, and state offices. Every two years, the United States holds federal elections, where the American people elect those who will represent and serve them in their national government. How did elections in the United States develop? Who is American democracy for and who gets to… Read More
Want to learn more about elections and voting in early America? We’ve compiled a list of suggested books, articles, and online resources that you might find helpful. We either used these works ourselves for production research or they were suggested by our guests. Happy researching! Books Richard R. Beeman, The Varieties of Political Experience in Eighteenth-Century America Christopher M. Read More
Today’s post accompanies “Creating the First Ten Amendments,” episode 260 of Ben Franklin’s World and part of Doing History 4: Understanding the Fourth Amendment. Last week as I was listening to Ben Franklin’s World, I was struck by the way in which Liz Covart and… Read More